{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40050 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2023-40050 is a critical vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation Chef Automate, published on 31 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40050 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-40050 is a critical vulnerability in Progress Software Corporation Chef Automate, published on 31 Oct 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40050 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Progress Software Corporation Chef Automate. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40050/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40050/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-40050","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40050/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-40050","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-7fj6-6m8r-4v8h"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Chef Automate","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers can achieve remote code execution by uploading malicious InSpec profiles via the API or interface in Chef Automate.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"file_upload"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"ProgressSoftware","cpe":[{"product":"automate","vendor":"chef"}],"cvss":{"score":9.9,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-94","name":"Improper Control of Generation of Code"},{"id":"CWE-434","name":"Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type"}],"description":"Upload profile either\nthrough API or user interface in Chef Automate prior to and including version 4.10.29 using InSpec\ncheck command with maliciously crafted profile allows remote code execution.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Automate Vulnerable to Malicious Content Uploaded Through Embedded Compliance Application","id":"CVE-2023-40050","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"file_upload","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge File Upload via Directory Traversal","id":"CVE-2023-40051"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WS_FTP Server Information Disclosure via Directory Listing","id":"CVE-2023-40049"},"products":["Chef Automate"],"published":"2023-10-31","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Chef Automate compliance service SQL Injection Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-8868","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-09-29"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Chef Automate SQL Injection Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-6724","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-09-29"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-09-06","vendors":["Progress Software Corporation"]},"summary":"Attackers can achieve remote code execution by uploading malicious InSpec profiles via the API or interface in Chef Automate.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40050/"}