CVE-2024-6840
Ansible Automation Controller Service Account Token Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
An improper authorization flaw exists in the Ansible Automation Controller. This flaw allows an attacker using the k8S API server to send an HTTP request with a service account token mounted via `automountServiceAccountToken: true`, resulting in privilege escalation to a service account.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 12, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 12, 2024, 6:14 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.7
Exploitability Score :
1.3
Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2024-6840.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6428 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6840 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2298492 |
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CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An improper authorization flaw exists in the Ansible Automation Controller. This flaw allows an attacker using the k8S API server to send an HTTP request with a service account token mounted via `automountServiceAccountToken: true`, resulting in privilege escalation to a service account. Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6428 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6840 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2298492 [No types assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-285 Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-6840 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-6840
weaknesses.