CVE-2010-5142

Published Aug 8, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3702 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6 Chef Improper Access Control vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:41 PM
Reserved
Aug 8, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 8, 2012, 10:26 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:26 PM