VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-42658
Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-917
- Affected
- chef/inspec
- Source
- security@progress.com
References
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Inspec-CVE-2023-42658Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.chef.io/inspec/cli/Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_inspec/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Inspec-CVE-2023-42658Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.chef.io/inspec/cli/Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_inspec/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.