#VU12839 Command injection in Ansible Tower - CVE-2018-1104

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12839

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1104

CWE-ID: CWE-77

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Ansible Tower
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in user-provided extra_vars due to command injection via Jinja2 variables. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation
Update to version 3.2.4.

Vulnerable software versions

Ansible Tower: 3.2.0 - 3.2.3

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External links
https://www.ansible.com/security

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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.