CVE-2011-5098 describes an access control bypass vulnerability in Chef Server versions prior to 0.9.20 and 0.10.6. This flaw allows remote authenticated users with read permission for the validation key to create administrative clients without requiring administrative privileges, effectively bypassing intended security restrictions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opscode:chef:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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