CVE-2023-40050

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    CVE-2023-40050

    Published: 31 Oct 2023Last Modified: 28 Oct 2026

    Summary: Automate Vulnerable to Malicious Content Uploaded Through Embedded Compliance Application

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.chef.io/downloads, https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Automate-CVE-2023-40050, https://docs.chef.io/automate/profiles/, https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40050.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40050, https://github.com/chef/automate

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 7bc61c4f4f1f49abd32f8dca57a4c2720fa76ba1
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.10.29-released
    4.10.29
    4.10.28
    4.10.27
    4.10.26
    4.10.25
    4.10.24
    4.10.23
    4.10.22
    4.10.21
    4.10.20
    4.10.19
    4.10.18
    4.10.17
    4.10.16
    4.10.15
    4.10.14
    4.10.13
    4.10.12
    4.10.11
    4.10.10
    4.10.9
    4.10.8
    4.10.7
    4.10.6
    4.10.5
    4.10.4
    4.10.3
    4.10.2
    4.10.1-released
    4.10.1
    4.10.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2023-40050 | CVE-DB