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.

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.

Who is affected by CVE-2015-1481?

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

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.

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.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-1481

medium

6.5

CWE

264

4/2/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-1481

First published: Wed Feb 04 2015(Updated: )

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

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Red Hat Ansible Tower	<=2.0.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.
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.
Who is affected by CVE-2015-1481?
Organizations using Ansible Tower versions prior to 2.0.5 are affected by CVE-2015-1481.
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.
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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Frequently Asked Questions

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