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

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101828

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11483

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

django-ansible-base
aap-metrics-utility (Red Hat package)
python3.11-validators (Red Hat package)
ansible-rulebook (Red Hat package)
automation-eda-controller (Red Hat package)
automation-gateway (Red Hat package)
python3.11-django-ansible-base (Red Hat package)
ansible-core (Red Hat package)
python3.11-django-flags (Red Hat package)
Ansible Automation Platform

Install updates from vendor's website.

django-ansible-base - update to 2024.12.13
aap-metrics-utility (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 0.4.1-2.el8ap, 0.4.1-2.el9ap
python3.11-validators (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 0.34.0-1.el8ap, 0.34.0-1.el9ap
ansible-rulebook (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.1.2-1.el8ap, 1.1.2-1.el9ap
automation-eda-controller (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.1.3-1.el8ap, 1.1.3-1.el9ap
Ansible Automation Platform - update to 2.5
automation-gateway (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.5.20241218-1.el8ap, 2.5.20241218-1.el9ap
python3.11-django-ansible-base (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.5.20241218-1.el8ap, 2.5.20241218-1.el9ap
ansible-core (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.16.14-1.el8ap, 2.16.14-1.el9ap
python3.11-django-flags (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 5.0.13-1.el8ap, 5.0.13-1.el9ap

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11483
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327579
• https://github.com/ansible/django-ansible-base/commit/845b3e1838cc0762a7f9f3e0379c5274519d9a44

• Privilege escalation in django-ansible-base
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 packages
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 packages