Vulnerability identifier: #VU31137

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3869

CWE-ID: CWE-200

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 privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

When running Tower before 3.4.3 on OpenShift or Kubernetes, application credentials are exposed to playbook job runs via environment variables. A malicious user with the ability to write playbooks could use this to gain administrative privileges.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ansible Tower: 3.4.0 - 3.4.2

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External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3869
http://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/3505

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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