Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 8
CVE-2023-4237
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. When creating a new keypair, the ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output. This flaw allows an attacker to fetch those keys from the log files, compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
EPSS: 0.003 (16.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 8 — versions 1.0.0-423
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 9 — versions 1.0.0-424
- Redhat Ansible_automation_platform — versions 2.0
- Redhat Ansible_collection
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-4237?
- CVE-2023-4237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 8, classified under Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2023-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-4237?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-4237 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.