The pe_mcollective module in Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.7.1 does not properly restrict access to a catalog of private SSL keys, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information and gain privileges by leveraging root access to a node, related to the master role.
CVE-2013-1398 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from puppet, from puppetlabs organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-03-14T16:55:04.630
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 8.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.8
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | puppet | puppet_enterprise | ≤ 2.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | puppet | puppet_enterprise | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | puppet | puppet_enterprise | 2.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | puppet | puppet_enterprise | 2.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | puppetlabs | puppet | 2.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | puppetlabs | puppet | 2.6.0 | Yes |
SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For puppet's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.