Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-16879
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-16879
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-16879
0.23%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 43 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-16879
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.5
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
|
6.4
|
NIST | |
|
7.3
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
2.1
|
5.2
|
Red Hat, Inc. | |
|
9.8
|
CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-16879
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The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2018-16879
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106310
Ansible Tower CVE-2018-16879 Information Disclosure VulnerabilityBroken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16879
1658394 – (CVE-2018-16879) CVE-2018-16879 Tower: security channel is not set properly for AMPQ connectionIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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