CVE-2023-40050

Automate Vulnerable to Malicious Content Uploaded Through Embedded Compliance Application

State: Published
Severity: 9.9 Critical
Published: Oct 31, 2023
Updated: Sep 6, 2024
Reserved: Aug 8, 2023

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	9.9 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	ProgressSoftware

Weaknesses

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Chef AutomateProgress Software Corporation	4.0.0 through 4.10.29Affected

References

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

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