RCE in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
CVE-2021-3583
A flaw was found in Ansible, where a user's controller is vulnerable to template injection. This issue can occur through facts used in the template if the user is trying to put templates in multi-line YAML strings and the facts being handled do not routinely include special template characters. This flaw allows attackers to perform command injection, which discloses sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform — versions 1.2
- Red Hat Ansible Engine
- Red Hat Ansible Tower
- Ansible — versions ansible_tower 3.7, ansible_engine 2.9.23
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-3583?
- CVE-2021-3583 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2021-09-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-3583?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.