CVE-2013-4958 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2013-4958?

CVE-2013-4958 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Puppet Puppet Enterprise, published on 20 Aug 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 does not use a session timeout, which makes it easier for attackers to gain privileges by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4958?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Puppet Puppet Enterprise.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4958?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2013-4958 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7q8p-gpwv-hj67.