6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-2568
Ansible Automation Platform Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions to modify the account settings of the superuser account and also remove the superuser privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-2568 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_automation_platform
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-2022-2568.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108653 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108653 Exploit 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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-2568 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-2568 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108653
  • 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:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6078 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6079 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2568 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6079 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2568 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6078 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108653 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108653 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2022-2568 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-2022-2568 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.09 }} 0.00%

score

0.40612

percentile

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