VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7174
The user-account creation feature in Chef Manage 2.1.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The user-account creation feature in Chef Manage 2.1.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is fixed in 2.4.5.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.43% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- chef manage project/chef manage
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97069
- https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-manage-2-4-5-security-release/10599Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97069
- https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-manage-2-4-5-security-release/10599Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.