PT-2023-28487 · Chef · Chef Inspec

Published 2023-10-31 · Updated 2023-11-08 · CVE-2023-42658

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Chef InSpec versions prior to 4.56.58 Chef InSpec versions prior to 5.22.29

Description The issue allows local command execution via maliciously crafted profiles, specifically affecting the archive, check, and export commands in Chef InSpec.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.56.58, update to version 4.56.58 or later. For versions prior to 5.22.29, update to version 5.22.29 or later.

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

CWE-917

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-42658

Affected Products

Chef Inspec

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42658 · Security Note
• https://docs.chef.io/inspec/cli · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_inspec · Vendor Advisory
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Inspec-CVE-2023-42658 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42658 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1719394410197041514 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/73235 · Telegram Post