8.0high
CVE-2017-7466
Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution
Also known as GHSA-3m8p-xpm6-8ww3, PYSEC-2018-40
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.0
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the 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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | ansible | <2.2.3.0 <2.3.0.0 | 2.2.3.0 2.3.0.0 |
Affected products
- [UNKNOWN] ansible
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1599 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1334 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/97595 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1685 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1244 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1499 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7466 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1476 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7466 · advisory
- github.com /ansible/ansible/issues/24186 · web
- github.com /ansible/ansible/commit/0d418789a298561fded9bce977d34babc9097079 · web
- github.com /ansible/ansible/commit/7ff9fa52cfcef2065f0db80d85dd94b9b754839c · web
- github.com /ansible/ansible · package
- github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-40.yaml · web
- web.archive.org /web/20170701161323/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97595 · web
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-3m8p-xpm6-8ww3 · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-7466
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-3m8p-xpm6-8ww3
- NVD: CVE-2017-7466
- OSV: PYSEC-2018-40
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