HTML injection in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU78883

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3971

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in custom login info within automation controller. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ansible Automation Platform: 2.4

automation-controller (Red Hat package): before 4.4.1-1.el8ap

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:automation-controller_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.