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CVE-2023-40050

Automate Vulnerable to Malicious Content Uploaded Through Embedded Compliance Application

Published: Oct 31, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94
NVD MITRE
9.9CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 36.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94CWE-434

Affected Products

automatechef
On-prem
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools
Chef AutomateProgress Software Corporation
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
chefcommercialUSDevTools & CIaka chef automate, chef manage, chef
progress software corporationcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka whatsup gold, moveit transfer, loadmaster

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

4 techniques
Command and Control
Execution
Initial Access
Persistence
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References

https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Automate-CVE-2023-40050
community.progress.com
https://docs.chef.io/automate/profiles/
docs.chef.io
https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/
docs.chef.io

Timeline

Published
Oct 31, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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