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  1. UnratedRubyGemsPublished

    Chef Improper Access Control vulnerability

    CVE-2010-5142 · GHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6

    Affected
    • RubyGems chef < 0.9.0
    Fixed in
    0.9.0· Vendor fix available
    Issue
    chef-server-api/app/controllers/users.rb in the API in Chef before 0.9.0 does not require administrative privileges for the create, destroy, and update methods, which allows remote authenticated users to manage user accounts via requests to the /users URI.

    Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.9.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.

    Sources:github.comSource checked Evidence →