CVE-2013-2716 describes a vulnerability in Puppet Labs Puppet Enterprise versions prior to 2.8.0, where an upgrade from older 1.2.x or 2.0.x versions failed to randomize the CAS client config file secret. This oversight allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized console access through a crafted cookie. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial information disclosure (C:N/I:P/A:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:1.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.