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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
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
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform — versions 2.0
- Red Hat Ansible Collection
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:5653 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:5666 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4237 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (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.