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CVE-2021-3589:
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Overview
An authorization flaw (CVE-2021-3589) was discovered in Foreman Ansible that affects authenticated users with specific permissions. The vulnerability was reported on June 8, 2021, and allows authenticated attackers with certain permissions to access hosts through Ansible job templates. The vulnerability primarily affects the Foreman Ansible component, particularly versions from 2.0.0 onwards (Bugzilla Report).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an authorization flaw (CWE-306) that specifically impacts the job templates functionality in Foreman Ansible. The issue was introduced with the implementation of REX and jobtemplates in foremanansible-2.0.0. The vulnerability requires high attack complexity and high privileges for exploitation (Bugzilla Report).
Impact
The highest threats from this vulnerability are to data confidentiality, integrity, and system availability. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can perform actions as the Foreman-proxy user on the system (CVE Mitre).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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