Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 OAuth2 Token access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5. This affects an unknown function of the component OAuth2 Token Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-11483. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component OAuth2 Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). This flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges by improperly leveraging read-scoped OAuth2 tokens to gain write access. This issue affects API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. While the impact is limited to actions within the user’s assigned permissions, it undermines scoped access controls, potentially allowing unintended modifications in the application and consuming services.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-11483 since 11/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/18/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213128 (RHEL 8 / 9 : Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update (Moderate) (RHSA-2024:11145)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 845b3e1838cc0762a7f9f3e0379c5274519d9a44 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213128). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 213128
Nessus Name: RHEL 8 / 9 : Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update (Moderate) (RHSA-2024:11145)

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 845b3e1838cc0762a7f9f3e0379c5274519d9a44

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11/20/2024 🔍
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12/18/2024 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2024-11483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-11483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-285513

Entryinfo

Created: 11/20/2024 11:02
Updated: 12/18/2024 12:00
Changes: 11/20/2024 11:02 (47), 11/20/2024 11:03 (11), 11/25/2024 06:45 (12), 12/18/2024 05:31 (1), 12/18/2024 12:00 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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