PT-2023-28487 · Chef · Chef Inspec

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

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.

Exploit

Fix

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-917

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-42658

Affected Products

Chef Inspec

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/42xxx/CVE-2023-42658.json · Exploit
• 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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42658 · Security Note
• https://docs.chef.io/inspec/cli · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/inspec/inspec · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1719394410197041514 · Twitter Post
• https://community.chef.io/downloads/tools/inspec?os=windows · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/73235 · Telegram Post