CSRF in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8
CVE-2025-5988
A flaw was found in the Ansible aap-gateway. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) origin checking is not done on requests from the gateway to external components, such as the controller, hub, and eda.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.3% 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 2.5 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:2.5.20250730-2.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:2.5.20250730-2.el9ap
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12772 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5988 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5988?
- CVE-2025-5988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-08-04.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5988?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5988 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.