CVE-2013-4761

mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.64% (76th) EPSS
CVSS 5.1 · medium
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30 products
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedfacter-0:1.6.6-1.el6_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedfacter-0:1.6.6-1.el6_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedhiera-0:1.0.0-3.el6_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedhiera-0:1.0.0-3.el6_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedpuppet-0:3.2.4-1.el6_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedpuppet-0:3.2.4-1.el6_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedpuppet-server-0:3.2.4-1.el6_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedruby-augeas-0:0.4.1-1.el6_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedruby-augeas-0:0.4.1-1.el6_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedruby-augeas-debuginfo-0:0.4.1-1.el6_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedruby-shadow-0:1.4.1-13.el6_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedruby-shadow-0:1.4.1-13.el6_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedruby-shadow-debuginfo-0:1.4.1-13.el6_4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1283
  • Fixedruby193-puppet-0:3.1.1-11.1.el6ost.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1284
  • Fixedruby193-puppet-0:3.1.1-11.1.el6ost.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1284
  • Fixedruby193-puppet-server-0:3.1.1-11.1.el6ost.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0redhat_csaf

    Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1284
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.05.1mediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 4.9 · impact 6.4
v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v2.04.1mediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-94USLLM-inferred
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affected products (30)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 30
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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2013:1283Red Hat Security Advisory: puppet security update2013-09-24csaf · redhat_csafUS

    Updated puppet packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat OpenStack 3.0. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

  • RHSA-2013:1284Red Hat Security Advisory: ruby193-puppet security update2013-09-24csaf · redhat_csafUS

    Updated ruby193-puppet packages that fix three security issues are now available for Red Hat OpenStack 3.0. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

  • GHSA-cj43-9h3w-v976Puppet allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby programs from the master via the resource_type service2017-10-24ghsa · osvUS

    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.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdosvredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2013-08-20modified 2026-06-16
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references (15)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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