Security restrictions bypass in Ansible - CVE-2022-2568
Published: August 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66553
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2568
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Ansible
Ansible
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error within the API interface at the "/api/automation-hub/_ui/v1/users/1/ " URL. A remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions can modify the account settings of the superuser account and even remove the superuser privileges.
Example:
HTTP request: PATCH http://localhost:5001/api/automation-hub/_ui/v1/users/1/ {"username": "admin", "is_superuser": false}
How to mitigate CVE-2022-2568
Install updates from vendor's website.