Ansible Automation Platform Vulnerability Allows Escalation of Privileges
CVE-2024-11483

5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Status
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 9
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 November 2024

What is CVE-2024-11483?

A vulnerability was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). This flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges by improperly leveraging read-scoped OAuth2 tokens to gain write access. This issue affects API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. While the impact is limited to actions within the user’s assigned permissions, it undermines scoped access controls, potentially allowing unintended modifications in the application and consuming services.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11483
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327579
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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