#VU101828 Improper privilege management in django-ansible-base - CVE-2024-11483

 

#VU101828 Improper privilege management in django-ansible-base - CVE-2024-11483

Published: December 18, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101828
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11483
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
django-ansible-base
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. A remote user can bypass OAuth2 scope restrictions on their tokens, escalating from read to write permissions.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links