CVE-2013-4957 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary YAML code in Puppet Enterprise dashboard reports, leading to remote code execution.

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-2013-4957?

CVE-2013-4957 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 25 Oct 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4957?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Puppet Puppet Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4957?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4957 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2013-4957 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4957 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-63rf-cwpf-vw2p.

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