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
Published Aug 8, 2012
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.57%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.8.10
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.4
- 0.7.6
- 0.7.8
- 0.7.10
- 0.7.12
- 0.7.14
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01570) | 74.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01614) | 72.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 58.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 61.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 58.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 56.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 50.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 58.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1289 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6 Advisory
- https://github.com/opscode/chef/commit/c3bb41f727fbe00e5de719d687757b24c8dcdfc8 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/chef/CVE-2010-5142.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5142
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-1289 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f68m-q26r-64f6 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/opscode/chef/commit/c3bb41f727fbe00e5de719d687757b24c8dcdfc8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/chef/CVE-2010-5142.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5142 |
Change history (0)
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