CVE-2011-5097 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote authenticated users can upload or delete cookbooks without administrative privileges due to missing authorization checks in Chef Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-5097?
CVE-2011-5097 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/cookbooks.rb in Chef Server in Chef before 0.9.18, and 0.10.x before 0.10.2, does not require administrative privileges for the update and destroy methods, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) upload cookbooks via a knife cookbook upload command or (2) delete cookbooks via a knife cookbook delete command.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5097?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opscode Chef.
How do I fix CVE-2011-5097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2011-5097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-67p8-9f9j-9rxq.