CVE-2013-4762 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack user sessions in Puppet Enterprise by reusing old session IDs after logout, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4762?
CVE-2013-4762 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 20 Aug 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 does not sufficiently invalidate a session when a user logs out, which might allow remote attackers to hijack sessions by obtaining an old session ID.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4762?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Puppet Puppet Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4762?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2013-4762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Puppet Enterprise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8f5-gf56-vhr8.