CVE-2013-1398

The pe_mcollective module in Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.7.1 does not properly restrict access to a catalog of private SSL keys, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information and gain privileges by leveraging root access to a node, related to the master role.

Published: 2014-03-14 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1398 is rated Moderate Risk (57.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.62%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1398

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.66% 0.62% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.62% 0.66% +0.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.62% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1398

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1398

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1398

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2013-1398 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (puppet), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1398

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1398

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
puppet puppet_enterprise <= 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppetlabs puppet 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.5.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
puppetlabs puppet 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.6.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1398

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