CVE-2021-20253

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.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.28%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a ansible-tower
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1928847 issue tracking vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20253?
CVE-2021-20253 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-20253?
To fix CVE-2021-20253, 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-2021-20253 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-20253 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-2021-20253?
CVE-2021-20253 affects n/a ansible-tower.
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