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CVE-2021-3589 — Vulnerability in foreman_ansible — CVE Details

HIGH

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Foreman Ansible

Published March 24, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

An authorization flaw was found in Foreman Ansible. An authenticated attacker with certain permissions to create and run Ansible jobs can access hosts through job templates. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 24, 2022 (1664 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 594 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update foreman_ansible to 2.0.0 or later
gem install foreman_ansible -v 2.0.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
foreman_ansible
rubygems
0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.2.1, 0.2.2 (+16 more)2.0.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-3589?
Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Foreman Ansible This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2021-3589?
CVE-2021-3589 affects foreman_ansible. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2021-3589 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.0

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-vvff-6wrr-4g7q

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