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CVE-2023-5764

Ansible: template injection

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

A template injection flaw was found in Ansible where a user's controller internal templating operations may remove the unsafe designation from template data. This issue could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to introduce templating injection when supplying templating data.

Se encontró una falla de inyección de plantilla en Ansible donde las operaciones de creación de plantillas internas del controlador de un usuario pueden eliminar la designación insegura de los datos de la plantilla. Este problema podría permitir que un atacante utilice un archivo especialmente manipulado para introducir la inyección de código al proporcionar datos de plantillas.

It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs when using tower_callback parameter. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Template Injection.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-10-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-12-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-11-23 CVE Updated
  • 2025-05-02 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-1336: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Redhat
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Ansible Automation Platform
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2.4
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Affected
in Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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8.0
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Redhat
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Ansible Automation Platform
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2.4
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Affected
in Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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9.0
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Safe
Redhat
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Ansible Developer
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1.1
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Affected
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Enterprise Linux
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8.0
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Redhat
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Ansible Developer
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1.1
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Affected
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Enterprise Linux
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9.0
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Redhat
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Ansible Inside
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1.2
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Affected
in Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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8.0
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Redhat
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Ansible Inside
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1.2
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Enterprise Linux
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9.0
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Redhat
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Ansible
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< 2.14.12
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Redhat
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Ansible
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>= 2.15.0 < 2.15.7
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Redhat
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Ansible
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2.16.0
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Redhat
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Ansible
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2.16.0
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beta1
Affected
Redhat
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Ansible
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2.16.0
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beta2
Affected
Redhat
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Ansible
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2.16.0
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rc1
Affected
Fedoraproject
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Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux
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8.0
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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38
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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39
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Affected