CVE-2013-4966

The master external node classification script in Puppet Enterprise before 3.2.0 does not verify the identity of consoles, which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary classifications on the master by spoofing a console.

Published: 2014-03-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-4966 is rated Moderate Risk (47.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.08%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4966

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 2026-06-15 0.22% 1.08% +0.86%
2 2025-03-30 0.27% 0.22% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4966

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4966

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-4966

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2013-4966 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (puppet), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4966

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4966

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
puppet puppet_enterprise <= 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppet puppet_enterprise 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppet puppet_enterprise 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
puppet puppet_enterprise 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4966

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