CVE-2023-5764

Aliases:GHSA-7j69-qfc3-2fq9
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 12 Dec 2023, 22:01
Last modified:20 Nov 2025, 18:07

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Dec 2023, 22:01
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
20 Nov 2025, 18:07
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A template injection flaw was found in Ansible where a user's controller internal templating operations may remove the unsafe designation from template data. This issue could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to introduce templating injection when supplying templating data.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 20%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-1336•Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

    The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine.

Affected Systems

  • fedoraproject•extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux

    8.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    38 | 39

  • PyPI•ansible-core

    ≥ 2.16.0, < 2.16.1 | ≥ 2.15.0, < 2.15.8 | < 2.14.12

  • redhat•ansible

    < 2.14.12 | ≥ 2.15.0, < 2.15.7 | 2.16.0 | 2.16.0:beta1 | 2.16.0:beta2 | 2.16.0:rc1

  • redhat•ansible_automation_platform

    2.4

  • redhat•ansible_developer

    1.1

  • redhat•ansible_inside

    1.2

References (11)