# CVE-2013-2274: Code injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code on the Puppet master or agents via crafted report requests.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2274, GHSA-8wjv-x2mj-6x2c

## What is CVE-2013-2274?

CVE-2013-2274 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 20 Mar 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.18 and Puppet Enterprise 1.2.x before 1.2.7 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code on the puppet master, or an agent with puppet kick enabled, via a crafted request for a report.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2274?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Puppet Puppet, Puppet Puppet Enterprise, Puppetlabs Puppet.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-2274?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-2274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Puppet Enterprise

- [CVE-2016-2785](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2785/): Puppet Improper Access Control (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-27021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27021/): SQL injection in Puppet DB (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-6513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6513/): Privilege escalation in Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Agent (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-6514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6514/): Privilege escalation in Puppet Agent (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-6515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6515/): Code injection in Puppet Agent (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-2274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-2274 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 20 Mar 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2274 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-2013-2274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2274/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2274

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2274/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.