5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-28864
Chef Infra Server Instance Data Disclosure
Description

Progress Chef Infra Server before 15.7 allows a local attacker to exploit a /var/opt/opscode/local-mode-cache/backup world-readable temporary backup path to access sensitive information, resulting in the disclosure of all indexed node data, because OpenSearch credentials are exposed. (The data typically includes credentials for additional systems.) The attacker must wait for an admin to run the "chef-server-ctl reconfigure" command.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-28864 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Progress chef_infra_server

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-28864 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://blog.mondoo.com/chef-infra-server-cve-2023-28864-impact-and-remediation
    Added Reference https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_server/
    Added Reference https://github.com/chef/chef-server/blob/8a2dc82148844767f7c7728633a03dcee812e56a/omnibus/files/server-ctl-cookbooks/infra-server/recipes/oc_bifrost.rb#L42
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.mondoo.com/chef-infra-server-cve-2023-28864-impact-and-remediation No Types Assigned https://blog.mondoo.com/chef-infra-server-cve-2023-28864-impact-and-remediation Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_server/ No Types Assigned https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_server/ Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/chef/chef-server/blob/8a2dc82148844767f7c7728633a03dcee812e56a/omnibus/files/server-ctl-cookbooks/infra-server/recipes/oc_bifrost.rb#L42 No Types Assigned https://github.com/chef/chef-server/blob/8a2dc82148844767f7c7728633a03dcee812e56a/omnibus/files/server-ctl-cookbooks/infra-server/recipes/oc_bifrost.rb#L42 Product
    Added CWE NIST CWE-922
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:progress:chef_infra_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 15.7.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05725

percentile

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