CVE-2014-4966
Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings, and does not prevent remote data with "{{" substrings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted lookup('pipe') calls or (2) crafted…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings, and does not prevent remote data with "{{" substrings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) crafted lookup('pipe') calls or (2) crafted Jinja2 data.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.55% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- redhat/ansible
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.