CWE
352
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-4963: CSRF

First published: Fri Mar 14 2014(Updated: )

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 3.0.1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that deleting a (1) report, (2) group, or (3) class or possibly have other unspecified impact.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Puppet Enterprise<=3.0.0
Puppet Enterprise=1.0
Puppet Enterprise=1.1
Puppet Enterprise=1.2.0
Puppet Enterprise=2.0.0
Puppet Enterprise=2.0.1
Puppet Enterprise=2.0.2
Puppet Enterprise=2.0.3
Puppet Enterprise=2.5.1
Puppet Enterprise=2.5.2
Puppet Enterprise=2.8.0
Puppet Enterprise=2.8.1
Puppet Enterprise=2.8.2
Puppet Enterprise=2.8.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-4963?

    CVE-2013-4963 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized actions through cross-site request forgery.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-4963?

    To mitigate CVE-2013-4963, you should upgrade Puppet Enterprise to version 3.0.1 or later where the vulnerabilities are resolved.

  • What types of attacks are possible due to CVE-2013-4963?

    CVE-2013-4963 allows remote attackers to hijack user authentication for actions such as deleting reports, groups, or classes.

  • Which versions of Puppet Enterprise are affected by CVE-2013-4963?

    Puppet Enterprise versions prior to 3.0.1, including versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.0, 2.0.0 through 2.8.3, are affected by CVE-2013-4963.

  • Who is primarily affected by CVE-2013-4963?

    Users of Puppet Enterprise versions below 3.0.1 are primarily affected by the vulnerabilities described in CVE-2013-4963.

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