CVE-2022-3205 Controller: cross site scripting in automation controller ui
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via project names in the Ansible Automation Platform UI, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3205?
CVE-2022-3205 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2, published on 13 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross site scripting in automation controller UI in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 and 2.0 where the project name is susceptible to XSS injection
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3205?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Ansible Automation Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3205?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-3205 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3205 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2
- CVE-2021-4112 Privilege escalation in ansible-tower
- CVE-2023-4237 Platform: ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output
- CVE-2021-3583 Improper Input Validation and Command Injection in Ansible
- CVE-2025-9907 Event-driven-ansible: event stream test mode exposes sensitive headers in aap eda
- CVE-2025-9908 Event-driven-ansible: sensitive internal headers disclosure in aap eda event streams
Sources
Also known as GHSA-24jx-rfj6-x4mp.