8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-4112
Ansible-Tower Job Isolation Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in ansible-tower where the default installation is vulnerable to job isolation escape. This flaw allows an attacker to elevate the privilege from a low privileged user to an AWX user from outside the isolated environment.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 25, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4112 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 enterprise_linux
2 Redhat ansible_tower
3 Redhat ansible_automation_platform
4 Redhat ansible_automation_platform_early_access
5 Redhat ansible_automation_platform_text-only_advisories
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-2021-4112.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4112 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028121 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4112 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028121 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-4112 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4112 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4112
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028121
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0460 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0474 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0482 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-552
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0474 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0460 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0482 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-552
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4112 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4112 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028121 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028121 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-552
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_early_access:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_text-only_advisories:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2021-4112 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-4112 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10662

percentile

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