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CVE-2021-4112: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

August 25, 2022 (updated February 12, 2023)

A flaw was found in ansible-tower where the default installation is vulnerable to job isolation escape. This flaw allows an attacker to elevate the privilege from a low privileged user to an AWX user from outside the isolated environment.

References

  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4112
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028121
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4112

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

Version 2.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.11.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.11.0 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Source file

pypi/ansible-core/CVE-2021-4112.yml

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