CVE-2013-4958

N/A Unknown

Published: August 20, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 does not use a session timeout, which makes it easier for attackers to gain privileges by leveraging an unattended workstation.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4958/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4958/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

12th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

Affected Vendors

puppet

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