CVE-2016-7070

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.

CVSS v3.0 8.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.2 MEDIUM

8.0^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 5.1 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-09-11 06:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 16:19

NVD link : CVE-2016-7070

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7070

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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Products Affected

redhat

ansible_tower

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