CVE-2016-7070
published 2018-09-11CVE-2016-7070: 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…
PriorityP338high8CVSS 3.0
AVAACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.64%
46.8th percentile
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
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| red_hat | ansible_tower | — | — |
| redhat | ansible_tower | < 3.0.3 | 3.0.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.0HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.05.2MEDIUMAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_redhat8.0HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-674g-jv56-24mf: A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2016-7070 [HIGH] GHSA-674g-jv56-24mf: A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower
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.
Red Hat
Tower: PostgreSQL privilege escalation in Tower-deployed setups
vendor_redhat·2016-11-02·CVSS 8.0
CVE-2016-7070 [HIGH] CWE-266 Tower: PostgreSQL privilege escalation in Tower-deployed setups
Tower: PostgreSQL privilege escalation in Tower-deployed setups
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.
Package: postgresql96-libs (Red Hat Ansible Tower 3) - Not affected
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2018-09-11
Published