SB2013102603 - Improper Authentication in Puppet Enterprise 



SB2013102603 - Improper Authentication in Puppet Enterprise

Published: October 26, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013102603
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4965)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.