CVE-2016-7070

Published: Sep 11, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

8.0

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.1 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.

Affected (1)

Products: Redhat: Ansible Tower

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Ansible Tower	Before 3.0.3

Related CWEs

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (4)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesVendor Advisory

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