CVE-2021-20253

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-20253  

A flaw was found in ansible-tower. The default installation is vulnerable to "Job Isolation" escape allowing an attacker to elevate the privilege from a low privileged user to the “awx” user from outside the isolated environment. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Description

A flaw was found in ansible-tower. The default installation is vulnerable to "Job Isolation" escape allowing an attacker to elevate the privilege from a low privileged user to the “awx” user from outside the isolated environment. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 1928847: CVE-2021-20253 ansible-tower: Privilege escalation via job isolation escape
  • CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-20253