CVE-2013-4956 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2013-4956

Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used in Puppet 2.7.x before...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

puppet, puppet enterprise
Vulnerable Versions:
2.7.2, 2.7.3, 2.7.4, 2.7.5, 2.7.6, 2.7.7, 2.7.8, 2.7.9, 2.7.10, 2.7.11, 2.7.12, 2.7.13, 2.7.14, 2.7.16, 2.7.17, 2.7.18, 2.7.21, 2.7.22, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 3.0.0, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, 3.2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: August 20th, 2013
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.