CVE-2013-4957

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Published Oct 25, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The dashboard report in Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via a crafted report-specific type.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-4801	The dashboard report in Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via a crafted report-specific type.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.122% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/98639
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4957
http://secunia.com/advisories/55362
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88089

History

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Subscriptions

Puppet Puppet Enterprise

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:59 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 25, 2013, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:59 PM
Reserved: Jul 29, 2013, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 25, 2013, 11:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:58 PM

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