Privilege escalation in django-ansible-base

1) Improper privilege management

EUVDB-ID: #VU101828

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11483

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. A remote user can bypass OAuth2 scope restrictions on their tokens, escalating from read to write permissions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

django-ansible-base: 2024.1.31 - 2024.10.17

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:django-ansible-base:2024.1.31:*:*:*:*:ansible:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:django-ansible-base:2024.2.12:*:*:*:*:ansible:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:django-ansible-base:2024.4.12:*:*:*:*:ansible:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11483
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327579
https://github.com/ansible/django-ansible-base/commit/845b3e1838cc0762a7f9f3e0379c5274519d9a44

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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