Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
CVE-2021-4112
A flaw was found in ansible-tower where the default installation is vulnerable to job isolation escape. This flaw allows an attacker to elevate the privilege from a low privileged user to an AWX user from outside the isolated environment.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (16.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform — versions 2.0, 2.1
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Early Access — versions 2.0
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Text-Only Advisories
- Red Hat Ansible Tower — versions 3.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
- Ansible-Tower — versions Fixed in ansible-tower 3.8.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4112 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-4112?
- CVE-2021-4112 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2021-4112?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.