Vulnerability in [Unknown] Tower
CVE-2018-16879
Ansible Tower before version 3.3.3 does not set a secure channel as it is using the default insecure configuration channel settings for messaging celery workers from RabbitMQ. This could lead in data leak of sensitive information such as passwords as well as denial of service attacks by deleting projects or inventory files.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- [Unknown] Tower — versions 3.3.3
- Red Hat Ansible Tower
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106310 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16879?
- CVE-2018-16879 is a critical-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Tower, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-01-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16879?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.