CVE-2016-9587

Aliases:GHSA-m956-frf4-m2wrPYSEC-2018-39
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 19
Modified
Published: 24 Apr 2018, 16:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 02:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.3 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
3.04% LOW
3% probability -0.75%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Apr 2018, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 02:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Ansible before versions 2.1.4, 2.2.1 is vulnerable to an improper input validation in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.2CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.6CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 3.04%• Percentile: 87%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • ansible•ansible

    < 2.2.1

  • PyPI•ansible

    < 2.1.4.0 | ≥ 2.2.0.0, < 2.2.1.0

  • redhat•ansible

    < 2.1.4

  • redhat•openstack

    11

  • unspecified•ansible

    ansible 2.1.4 | ansible 2.2.1

References (15)