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TI-2010-04840 Aliases CVE-2010-5142GHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6

chef-server-api/app/controllers/users.rb in the API in Chef before 0.9.0 does not require…

Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0157 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed chef (RubyGems): 0.9.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—chef (RubyGems)before 0.9.00.9.0Patch availableGHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • chef (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.0 Fixed in 0.9.0 Patch available GHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.8.10VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.4VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.6VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.8VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.10VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.12VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.14VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4VulnerableOpscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.10 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.6 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.8 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.10 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.12 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.14 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·Opscode
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6VulnerableOpscode
cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.8VulnerableOpscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·Opscode
  • cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·Opscode

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6 chef (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.9.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5142
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2011-04375 chef-server-api/app/controllers/clients.rb in Chef Server in Chef before 0.9.20, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2011-04374 chef-server-api/app/controllers/cookbooks.rb in Chef Server in Chef before 0.9.18, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5

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