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CVE-2023-42658

Date: October 31, 2023

Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.

Language: Ruby

Severity Score

8.8

Related Resources (5)

Url: https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Inspec-CVE-2023-42658

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42658

Url: https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_inspec/

Url: https://docs.chef.io/inspec/cli/

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-42658

Severity Score

8.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

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

CWE-94

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection')

CWE-917

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.8
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
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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