SB2024121822 - Privilege escalation in django-ansible-base
Published: December 18, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024121822
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11483)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.