CVE-2024-11483 Automation-gateway: aap-gateway: improper scope handling in oauth2 tokens for aap 2.5
Attackers can escalate privileges by using read-scoped OAuth2 tokens to gain write access, allowing unintended modifications within the Ansible Automation Platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-11483?
CVE-2024-11483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, published on 25 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). This flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges by improperly leveraging read-scoped OAuth2 tokens to gain write access. This issue affects API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. While the impact is limited to actions within the user’s assigned permissions, it undermines scoped access controls, potentially allowing unintended modifications in the application and consuming services.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11483?
How do I fix CVE-2024-11483?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-11483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q73v-w388-wp95.