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CVE-2017-12148

8.4 · HIGH

A flaw was found in Ansible Tower's interface before 3.1.5 and 3.2.0 with SCM repositories.

Published Jul 27, 2018CWE-20EPSS 1.71%

Overview

CVE-2017-12148 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 27, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.4, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A flaw was found in Ansible Tower's interface before 3.1.5 and 3.2.0 with SCM repositories. If a Tower project (SCM repository) definition does not have the 'delete before update' flag set, an attacker with commit access to the upstream playbook source repository could create a Trojan playbook that, when executed by Tower, modifies the checked out SCM repository to add git hooks. These git hooks could, in turn, cause arbitrary command and code execution as the user Tower runs as.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3005Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12148Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3005Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12148

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12148?

CVE-2017-12148 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 27, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2017-12148?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.4, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-12148?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-12148?

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