Information disclosure in Chef

CVE-2015-8559

The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.019 (77.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Chef
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8559?: CVE-2015-8559 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chef, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2015-8559?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.