# CVE-2013-4959: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can retrieve sensitive host and SSH key data from web browser caches due to missing no-cache headers in Puppet Enterprise.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2013
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mv55-69wx-g2jm

## What is CVE-2013-4959?

CVE-2013-4959 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 uses HTTP responses that contain sensitive information without the "no-cache" setting, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information such as (1) host name, (2) MAC address, and (3) SSH keys via the web browser cache.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4959?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Puppet Puppet Enterprise.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4959?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-4959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Puppet Enterprise

- [CVE-2023-2530](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2530/): Privilege escalation in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-10694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10694/): Hardcoded credentials in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11749](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11749/): Information disclosure in Puppet Enterprise (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-27020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27020/): Other in Puppet Enterprise (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-5686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5686/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4959 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4959 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4959 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-2013-4959/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4959/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4959
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4959
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4959

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4959/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.