CVE-2013-4761

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby programs from the master via the resource_type service. NOTE: this vulnerability can only be exploited utilizing unspecified "local file system access" to the Puppet Master.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.57%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory puppetlabs.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2761	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00009.html	vendor advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4761/	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1284.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1283.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4761?: CVE-2013-4761 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4761?: To fix CVE-2013-4761, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4761 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-4761 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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