Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4



Published: 2023-11-01 | Updated: 2024-04-19
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2023-43665
CVE-2023-43804
CWE-ID CWE-400
CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
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python3x-urllib3 (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python-urllib3 (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

automation-controller (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU81657

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43665

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the chars() and words() methods. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

python3x-urllib3 (Red Hat package): before 1.26.18-1.el8ap

python-urllib3 (Red Hat package): before 1.26.18-1.el9ap

automation-controller (Red Hat package): before 4.4.7-1.el9ap

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6158


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU81322

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43804

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to urllib does not strip the "Cookie" HTTP header during cross-origin HTTP redirects. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

python3x-urllib3 (Red Hat package): before 1.26.18-1.el8ap

python-urllib3 (Red Hat package): before 1.26.18-1.el9ap

automation-controller (Red Hat package): before 4.4.7-1.el9ap

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6158


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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