CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-40050
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-10-31
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.9 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434, CWE-94
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• chef automate (<= 4.10.29)
Related
References
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Automate-CVE-2023-40050 Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.chef.io/automate/profiles/ Product
- https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/ Release Notes
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Automate-CVE-2023-40050 Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.chef.io/automate/profiles/ Product
- https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/ Release Notes