CVE-2018-1101 Privilege escalation in Ansible Tower

High 7.2 Published 2 May 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Organization administrators can reset system administrator passwords, gaining full system access and escalating privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-1101?

CVE-2018-1101 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Ansible Tower, published on 2 May 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Ansible Tower before version 3.2.4 has a flaw in the management of system and organization administrators that allows for privilege escalation. System administrators that are members of organizations can have their passwords reset by organization administrators, allowing organization administrators access to the entire system.

Weakness: CWE-521, CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1101?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Redhat Ansible Tower, Redhat Cloudforms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1101?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-1101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hfwp-5v2g-2vvc.