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CVE-2018-16879: redhat ansible_tower Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 03-01-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16879 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data vulnerability in redhat ansible_tower. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.11%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ansible Tower before version 3.3.3 does not set a secure channel as it is using the default insecure configuration channel settings for messaging celery workers from RabbitMQ. This could lead in data leak of sensitive information such as passwords as well as denial of service attacks by deleting projects or inventory files.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.11% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.11%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

[unknown]1 product
Redhat1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links