CVE-2011-5097 json
chef-server-api/app/controllers/cookbooks.rb in Chef Server in Chef before 0.9.18, and 0.10.x before 0.10.2, does not require administrativ…
published 2012-08-08 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-4997
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
chef-server-api/app/controllers/cookbooks.rb in Chef Server in Chef before 0.9.18, and 0.10.x before 0.10.2, does not require administrative privileges for the update and destroy methods, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) upload cookbooks via a knife cookbook upload command or (2) delete cookbooks via a knife cookbook delete command.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-5097
- NVD CVE-2011-5097
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