Improper Input Validation Affecting ansible package, versions [,2.2.1.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-ANSIBLE-455610
  • published30 Jul 2019
  • disclosed26 Oct 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-8647  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ansible to version 2.2.1.0 or higher.

Overview

ansible is a simple IT automation system.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. It didn't always succeed in changing a user's password. User's passwords sometimes failed to change without telling the user, The meaning of it is that old passwords might still be active when they should have been modified.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1