CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-7070

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Published: Sep 11, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.2 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
8 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.

Weakness

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ansible_tower Redhat * 3.0.3 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References