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TI-2013-04336 Aliases CVE-2013-4956GHSA-3jgg-vqj7-2c3r

Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4…

Priority LOW 17CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00381 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.2VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.3VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.4VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.5VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.6VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.7VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.8VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.9VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.10VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.11VulnerablePuppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.3 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.4 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.5 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.6 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.7 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.8 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.9 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.10 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.11 Vulnerable ·Puppet
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.12VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.13VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.14VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.16VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.17VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.18VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.21VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.22VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.1VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.2VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerablePuppetlabs
cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.1VulnerablePuppetlabs
cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerablePuppetlabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.12 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.13 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.14 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.16 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.17 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.18 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.21 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.22 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Puppetlabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Puppetlabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Puppetlabs

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:1284 Released 2013-09-24 · Red Hat rating Critical
    ruby193-puppet security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 ruby193-puppet-3.1.1-11.1.el6ost, ruby193-puppet-server-3.1.1-11.1.el6ost
  • RHSA-2013:1283 Released 2013-09-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    puppet security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 facter-1.6.6-1.el6_4, hiera-1.0.0-3.el6_4, puppet-3.2.4-1.el6_4 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0Fixed RHSA-2013:1283, RHSA-2013:1284
Not affected: 3 products
  • CloudForms Management Engine 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
  • Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4956
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jgg-vqj7-2c3r

References

Advisory 4

Sources

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