XSS in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 For Rhel 8
CVE-2023-3971
An HTML injection flaw was found in Controller in the user interface settings. This flaw allows an attacker to capture credentials by creating a custom login page by injecting HTML, resulting in a complete compromise.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:4.3.11-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:4.3.11-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:4.4.1-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:4.4.1-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Controller — versions 4.4
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform — versions 2.3, 2.4
- Red Hat Ansible Developer — versions 1.0
- Red Hat Ansible Inside — versions 1.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3971 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3971?
- CVE-2023-3971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 For Rhel 8, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3971?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-3971 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.