CVE-2013-2716

Puppet Labs Puppet Enterprise before 2.8.0 does not use a "randomized secret" in the CAS client config file (cas_client_config.yml) when upgrading from older 1.2.x or 2.0.x versions, which allows remote attackers to obtain console access via a crafted cookie.

Published: 2013-04-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2716 is rated Low Risk (37.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2716

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 0.36% 0.30% -0.06%
2 2025-03-29 0.30% 0.36% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2716

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2716

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2716

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
puppet puppet_enterprise <= 2.7.2 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 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:1.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
puppetlabs puppet 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:1.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
puppetlabs puppet 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:1.2.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
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-2013-2716

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