CVE-2022-2568 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions to modify the account settings of the superuser account and also remove the superuser privileges.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Ansible Automation Platform	2.1
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108653ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2108653ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-2568?

CVE-2022-2568 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user with 'change user' permissions to modify the account settings of the superuser ac...

How severe is CVE-2022-2568?

CVE-2022-2568 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-2568?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ansible Automation Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux.