#VU101828 Improper privilege management in django-ansible-base - CVE-2024-11483

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101828

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
django-ansible-base
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

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

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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

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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.