CVE-2019-3869
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CVE-2019-3869 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. When running Tower before 3.4.3 on OpenShift or Kubernetes, application credentials are exposed to playbook job runs via environment variables. A malicious user with the ability to write playbooks could use this to gain administrative privileges.. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
When running Tower before 3.4.3 on OpenShift or Kubernetes, application credentials are exposed to playbook job runs via environment variables. A malicious user with the ability to write playbooks could use this to gain administrative privileges.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | < 3.3.5 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.3 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3869Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/3505Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3869Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/awx/pull/3505Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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