Security restrictinos bypass in Ansible



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-11079
CWE-ID CWE-254
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Ansible
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU101827

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11079

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to application allows to use hostvars object to reference and execute templated content. A remote user can bypass unsafe content protections and execute arbitrary code if remote data or module outputs are improperly templated within playbooks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ansible: 2.15.0 rc1 - 2.18.1 rc1

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10770
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11079
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2325171


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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