« Back to list

CVE-2018-1104

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—

Ansible Tower through version 3.2.3 has a vulnerability that allows users only with access to define variables for a job template to execute arbitrary code on the Tower server.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Redhat — Ansible TowerRedhat — Cloudforms

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show
{
  "id": "CVE-2018-1104",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 6.5,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "authentication": "SINGLE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 8,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "version": "3.0",
          "baseScore": 8.8,
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Red Hat, Inc.",
          "product": "Ansible Tower",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "through version 3.2.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2018-05-02T19:29:00.607",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1328",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1972",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1104",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565862",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.ansible.com/security",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1328",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1972",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-1104",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565862",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.ansible.com/security",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Secondary",
      "source": "secalert@redhat.com",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-20"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-94"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Ansible Tower through version 3.2.3 has a vulnerability that allows users only with access to define variables for a job template to execute arbitrary code on the Tower server."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Ansible Tower hasta la versión 3.2.3 tiene una vulnerabilidad que permite que usuarios que solo tienen acceso para definir variables para una plantilla de trabajo ejecuten código arbitrario en el servidor Tower."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:50:29.347",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "C796B714-EA6E-4DFC-9467-9DC40110E053",
              "versionEndIncluding": "3.2.3"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "32E1BA91-4695-4E64-A9D7-4A6CB6904D41"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "67F7263F-113D-4BAE-B8CB-86A61531A2AC"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com"
}