chef-server-api/app/controllers/cookbooks.rb in Chef Server in Chef before 0.9.18, and…
Priority LOW 28CWE-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
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01423 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 22
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.9.16 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.2 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.4 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.6 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.8 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.10 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.12 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.14 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.2 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.4 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.9.16 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 12 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.6 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.8 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.10 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.0 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.2 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.4 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.6 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.8 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.10 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.12 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.14 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
| cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.0 | Vulnerable | Opscode |
- 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
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.10 Vulnerable ·Opscode
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Opscode
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Opscode
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·Opscode
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·Opscode
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·Opscode
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.10 Vulnerable ·Opscode
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.12 Vulnerable ·Opscode
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.14 Vulnerable ·Opscode
- cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·Opscode
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5097
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67p8-9f9j-9rxq
References
More Opscode Chef vulnerabilities
- 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-2010-04840 chef-server-api/app/controllers/users.rb in the API in Chef before 0.9.0 does not require… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2011-5097 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-5097 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-67p8-9f9j-9rxq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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