Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 20, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4956
CVE-2013-4956
Description
Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used 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, installs modules with weak permissions if those permissions were used when the modules were originally built, which might allow local users to read or modify those modules depending on the original permissions.
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Affected products
31cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.7.x < 2.7.23, 3.2.x < 3.2.4
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.8.x < 2.8.3, 3.0.x < 3.0.1
- Range: 2.7.x < 2.7.23, 3.2.x < 3.2.4
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