Privilege Escalation Flaw in Ansible Tower by Red Hat
CVE-2018-1101

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Ansible Tower
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 May 2018

What is CVE-2018-1101?

A significant flaw exists in Ansible Tower prior to version 3.2.4, which may allow organization administrators to reset the passwords of system administrators. This privilege escalation can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive systems and data, as organization administrators gain access to the entire Ansible Tower system, undermining its security framework. Users of Ansible Tower are advised to update to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Ansible Tower before 3.2.4

References

https://www.ansible.com/security
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1563492
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1972
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2018-1101 : Privilege Escalation Flaw in Ansible Tower by Red Hat