Vulnerability in Chef Manage Project

CVE-2017-7174

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.

EPSS: 0.024 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Chef_manage_project Chef_manage — versions 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7174?: CVE-2017-7174 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Chef Manage Project. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-7174?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.