Improper Input Validation Affecting ansible package, versions [,2.2.1.0)
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
Integrity
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.09% (38th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-ANSIBLE-455610
- published 30 Jul 2019
- disclosed 26 Oct 2016
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 26 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-8647 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.