VDB-98267 · CVE-2017-7174 · BID 97069

Chef Chef Manage up to 2.4.4 on Linux User-Account Creation 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Chef Chef Manage up to 2.4.4 on Linux. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component User-Account Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7174. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Chef Chef Manage up to 2.4.4 on Linux (Automation Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component User-Account Creation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The user-account creation feature in Chef Manage 2.1.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is fixed in 2.4.5.

The bug was discovered 03/17/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/17/2017 as not defined blog post (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at discourse.chef.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7174 since 03/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97069†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 802343
OpenVAS Name: Chef Manage RCE Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chef Manage 2.4.5

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discourse.chef.io
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98267
SecurityFocus: 97069 - Chef Manage CVE-2017-7174 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7174 - Chef Manage - Code Execution Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2017 02:58
Updated: 12/29/2024 19:40
Changes: 03/18/2017 02:58 (62), 09/10/2020 08:59 (5), 02/10/2024 09:07 (5), 12/29/2024 19:37 (1), 12/29/2024 19:40 (19)
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Committer: tas50
Cache ID: 216::103

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