CVE-2016-9587

Ansible 2.1.4/2.2.1 - Command Execution

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Ansible before versions 2.1.4, 2.2.1 is vulnerable to an improper input validation in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.

Ansible, en versiones anteriores a la 2.1.4 y la 2.2.1, es vulnerable a una validación de entradas incorrecta en la gestión de Ansible de datos enviados desde los sistemas de clientes. Un atacante que tenga el control de un sistema de cliente gestionado por Ansible y la capacidad de enviar hechos de vuelta al servidor de Ansible podría usar este error para ejecutar código arbitrario en el servidor de Ansible utilizando los privilegios del servidor de Ansible.

An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-11-23 CVE Reserved
2017-01-12 CVE Published
2024-07-28 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95352	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9587	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41013	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0195.html	2023-11-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0260.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0448	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0515	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-77	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9587	2017-07-06
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404378	2017-07-06

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible"				< 2.1.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible" and version " < 2.1.4"		-		Affected
Ansible Search vendor "Ansible"		Ansible Search vendor "Ansible" for product "Ansible"				< 2.2.1 Search vendor "Ansible" for product "Ansible" and version " < 2.2.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				11 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "11"		-		Affected