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

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MEDIUM

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 Mar 7, 2014

6.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.08%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.08% 0.01082

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01082

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.08% (0.01082)	63.94th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.08% (0.01082)	60.68th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.22% (0.00223)	42.99th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.46% (0.00456)	76.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.46% (0.00456)	74.51th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.46% (0.00456)	71.35th	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://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4966
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029873
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Link	Providers	Tags
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4966		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029873		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 7, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jul 29, 2013

Link CVE-2013-4966

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2013-4966

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2013-4966