CVE-2010-5142 Chef Improper Access Control vulnerability
Remote authenticated users can manage user accounts without administrative privileges due to missing authorization checks in the Chef server API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-5142?
CVE-2010-5142 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5142?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including chef. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
chef RubyGems | All versions | 0.9.0 |
chef RubyGems | All versions | 0.9.0 |
Products include Opscode Chef.
How do I fix CVE-2010-5142?
Upgrade chef to 0.9.0 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2010-5142 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-5142 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6.