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MEDIUM · 6.7

CVE-2021-20253

A flaw was found in ansible-tower. The default installation is vulnerable to Job Isolation escape allowing an attacker to elevate the privilege from a low privileged user to the awx user from outside ...

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in ansible-tower. The default installation is vulnerable to Job Isolation escape allowing an attacker to elevate the privilege from a low privileged user to the awx user from outside the isolated environment. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Score

6.7

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
RedhatAnsible Tower< 3.6.7

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-552

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-20253?

CVE-2021-20253 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in ansible-tower. The default installation is vulnerable to Job Isolation escape allowing an attacker to elevate the privilege from a low privileged user to the awx user from outside ...

How severe is CVE-2021-20253?

CVE-2021-20253 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.7/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-20253?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ansible Tower.