CVE-2018-16879

Description

Ansible Tower before version 3.3.3 does not set a secure channel as it is using the default insecure configuration channel settings for messaging celery workers from RabbitMQ. This could lead in data leak of sensitive information such as passwords as well as denial of service attacks by deleting projects or inventory files.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: [UNKNOWN] Tower
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106310 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16879 vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16879?
CVE-2018-16879 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16879?
To fix CVE-2018-16879, 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-2018-16879 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16879 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-16879?
CVE-2018-16879 affects [UNKNOWN] Tower.
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