CVE-2013-1640 is a critical vulnerability affecting Puppet master servers (versions before 2.6.18, 2.7.21, and 3.1.1) and Puppet Enterprise (before 1.2.7 and 2.7.x before 2.7.2). It allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted catalog request, specifically through the "template" and "inline_template" functions. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability has a high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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