# CVE-2013-1398: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote authenticated users with root access can obtain private SSL keys and gain privileges due to improper access restrictions in Puppet Enterprise.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-frcj-xcfh-9j6w

## What is CVE-2013-1398?

CVE-2013-1398 is a high-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 14 Mar 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The pe_mcollective module in Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.7.1 does not properly restrict access to a catalog of private SSL keys, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information and gain privileges by leveraging root access to a node, related to the master role.

Weakness: CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1398?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Puppet Puppet Enterprise, Puppetlabs Puppet.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1398?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Puppet Enterprise

- [CVE-2023-2530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2530/): Privilege escalation in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10694/): Hardcoded credentials in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11749/): Information disclosure in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-27020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27020/): Other in Puppet Enterprise (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-5686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5686/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1398 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1398 is a high-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 14 Mar 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Puppet Puppet Enterprise. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1398/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1398/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1398
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1398
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1398

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1398/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.