CVE-2013-4962

N/A Unknown
Published: August 20, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The reset password page in Puppet Enterprise before 3.0.1 does not force entry of the current password, which allows attackers to modify user passwords by leveraging session hijacking, an unattended workstation, or other vectors.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4962/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4962/
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)
0.4%
57th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

puppet