CVE-2013-4956 Misconfiguration in n/a
Local attackers can read or modify Puppet modules due to weak permissions inherited from original builds, requiring an upgrade to secure the installation process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4956?
CVE-2013-4956 is a low-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 20 Aug 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used 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, installs modules with weak permissions if those permissions were used when the modules were originally built, which might allow local users to read or modify those modules depending on the original permissions.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4956?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Puppet Puppet, Puppet Puppet Enterprise, Puppetlabs Puppet.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4956?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-4956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Puppet Enterprise
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4956, GHSA-3jgg-vqj7-2c3r.