VDB-128664 · CVE-2018-16879 · BID 106310

Red Hat Ansible Tower up to 3.3.2 Secure Channel Password path error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ansible Tower up to 3.3.2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Secure Channel. The manipulation as part of Password results in path error. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-16879. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Red Hat Ansible Tower up to 3.3.2. Affected is an unknown code of the component Secure Channel. The manipulation as part of a Password leads to a path error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-417. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/02/2019. The weakness was shared 01/03/2019 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-16879 since 09/11/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13391 (Ansible Tower Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 3.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106310†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path error
CWE: CWE-417
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ansible Tower 3.3.3

Timelineinfo

09/11/2018 🔍
12/20/2018 +100 days 🔍
01/02/2019 +13 days 🔍
01/03/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/03/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/23/2023 +1631 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-16879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128664
SecurityFocus: 106310 - Ansible Tower CVE-2018-16879 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 01/04/2019 12:16
Updated: 06/23/2023 07:04
Changes: 01/04/2019 12:16 (59), 04/25/2020 21:17 (9), 08/22/2022 09:40 (4), 06/23/2023 07:04 (13)
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