8.0
HIGH
CVE-2021-3589
Foreman Ansible Privilege Escalation & Data Exfiltration Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 8, 2023, 7:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3589 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat satellite
1 Theforeman foreman_ansible
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-3589.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3589 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1969265 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-3589 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-3589 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3589 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3589 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1969265 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1969265 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-306
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:theforeman:foreman_ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.1.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3589 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.01%

score

0.36069

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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