CVE-2017-7174

high-risk

Published 2017-03-17

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.

Do I need to act?

2.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Chef Manage

Chef Manage Project

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97069

Release Notes https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-manage-2-4-5-security-release/10599

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97069

Release Notes https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-manage-2-4-5-security-release/10599

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high-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal

Exposure 16/34 · Moderate