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CVE-2023-40050

Date: October 31, 2023

Upload profile either through API or user interface in Chef Automate prior to and including version 4.10.29 using InSpec check command with maliciously crafted profile allows remote code execution.

Language: Go

Severity Score

Related Resources (5)

https://docs.chef.io/automate/profiles/
https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40050
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Automate-CVE-2023-40050
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-40050

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-94

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CWE-434

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): CHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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