CVE-2013-4965 — Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts by a console account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force attack

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MEDIUM

Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts by a console account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force attack

Published Oct 25, 2013

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.32%

Description

Puppet Enterprise before 3.1.0 does not properly restrict the number of authentication attempts by a console account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a brute-force attack.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.32% 0.01318

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01318

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	1.32% (0.01318)	69.78th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.32% (0.01318)	67.00th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.81% (0.00814)	72.59th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.15% (0.00149)	52.46th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.13% (0.00131)	47.48th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 15, 2024	0.11% (0.00111)	43.23th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.10% (0.00101)	40.01th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.15% (0.00155)	50.05th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

References (2)

http://osvdb.org/98640
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4965
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/98640		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4965		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 25, 2013

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Jul 29, 2013

Link CVE-2013-4965

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2013-4965

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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