Puppet: resource_type service code execution
Published Aug 20, 2013
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.64%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability 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, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby programs from the master via the resource_type service. NOTE: this vulnerability can only be exploited utilizing unspecified "local file system access" to the Puppet Master.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 2.7.2
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.1
Configuration 3
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 3.0.0
No data.
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
facter-0:1.6.6-1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1283
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
hiera-0:1.0.0-3.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1283
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
puppet-0:3.2.4-1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1283
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
ruby-augeas-0:0.4.1-1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1283
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
ruby-shadow-0:1.4.1-13.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1283
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
ruby193-puppet-0:3.1.1-11.1.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1284
CloudForms Management Engine 5
puppet
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
puppet
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
puppet
Affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
puppet
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | facter-0:1.6.6-1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1283 |
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | hiera-0:1.0.0-3.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1283 |
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | puppet-0:3.2.4-1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1283 |
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | ruby-augeas-0:0.4.1-1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1283 |
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | ruby-shadow-0:1.4.1-13.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1283 |
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | ruby193-puppet-0:3.1.1-11.1.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1284 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | puppet | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | puppet | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | puppet | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | puppet | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01643) | 75.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01643) | 73.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00574) | 66.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.80% (0.01795) | 71.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.57% (0.00574) | 66.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 84.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 83.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 81.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4761/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1283.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1284.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2761 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4761 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996856 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cj43-9h3w-v976 Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2013-4761.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4761
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4761
- https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4761-resourcetype-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00009.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4761/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1283.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1284.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2761 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4761 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996856 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cj43-9h3w-v976 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2013-4761.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4761 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4761 | ||
| https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4761-resourcetype-remote-code-execution-vulnerability |
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