CVE-2024-9620 Event-driven automation in ansible automation platform (aap): ansible event-driven automation (eda) lacks encryption
Attackers can read sensitive plaintext data from Ansible Automation Platform databases or network traffic due to lack of encryption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9620?
CVE-2024-9620 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, published on 8 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in Event-Driven Automation (EDA) in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), which lacks encryption of sensitive information. An attacker with network access could exploit this vulnerability by sniffing the plaintext data transmitted between the EDA and AAP. An attacker with system access could exploit this vulnerability by reading the plaintext data stored in EDA and AAP databases.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9620?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9620?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9620 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9620 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9620 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3p25-cqr2-3jg2.