CVE-2014-4966

Description

Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings, and does not prevent remote data with "{{" substrings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted lookup('pipe') calls or (2) crafted Jinja2 data.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.75% Top 15%
Third-Party Advisory ocert.org Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html third party advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4966?
CVE-2014-4966 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4966?
To fix CVE-2014-4966, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-4966 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-4966 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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