What is CVE-2014-4657?

CVE-2014-4657 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Redhat Ansible, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2014-4657?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Redhat Ansible

CVE-2014-4657

The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.043 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Redhat Ansible
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-4657?: CVE-2014-4657 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Redhat Ansible, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2014-4657?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.