CVE-2013-4965

Published: Oct 25, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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 (2)

Products: Puppet: Puppet Enterprise

Puppet

1 product

Puppet Enterprise

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Up to 3.0.1
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	Version 3.0.0

Related CWEs

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (4)

http://osvdb.org/98640

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4965

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://osvdb.org/98640

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

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4965

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

Vendor Advisory

Timeline

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