Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/98640
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4965
Scores
EPSS
0.0132
EPSS Percentile
67.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (2)
puppet/puppet_enterprise
3.0.0
puppet/puppet_enterprise
< 3.0.1
Published
Oct 25, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026