CVE-2015-1481: Medium severity red hat ansible tower vulnerability

Published Feb 4, 2015
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Updated

Ansible Tower (aka Ansible UI) before 2.0.5 allows remote organization administrators to gain privileges by creating a superuser account.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Ansible Tower<=2.0.4

Event History

Feb 4, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1481?

CVE-2015-1481 is rated as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow unauthorized privilege escalation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-1481?

To fix CVE-2015-1481, upgrade Ansible Tower to version 2.0.5 or later to mitigate the privilege escalation issue.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2015-1481?

Organizations using Ansible Tower versions prior to 2.0.5 are affected by CVE-2015-1481.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2015-1481 enable?

CVE-2015-1481 enables remote organization administrators to create a superuser account, resulting in unauthorized access.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2015-1481?

There is no documented workaround for CVE-2015-1481; the only resolution is to update to the fixed version.

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