CVE-2014-4966
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CVE-2014-4966 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings, and does not prevent remote data with "{{" substrings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted lookup('pipe') calls or (2) crafted Jinja2 data.. EPSS estimates a 3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings, and does not prevent remote data with "{{" substrings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted lookup('pipe') calls or (2) crafted Jinja2 data.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible | < 1.6.7 |
References
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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