CVE-2023-3971
Controller: html injection in custom login info
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 55th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
An HTML injection flaw was found in Controller in the user interface settings. This flaw allows an attacker to capture credentials by creating a custom login page by injecting HTML, resulting in a complete compromise.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 55th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 414 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- ansible automation controllerOperating Systems / linux-distro
- ansible automation platformOperating Systems / linux-distro
- ansible developerOperating Systems / linux-distro
- ansible insideOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8DevTools & CI / ci-cd
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9DevTools & CI / ci-cd
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8DevTools & CI / ci-cd
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9DevTools & CI / ci-cd
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Scored 7.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3971
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