SB2024120371 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 packages
Published: December 3, 2024 Updated: January 21, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Prototype pollution (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45801)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result in XSS attack.
2) Inefficient regular expression complexity (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45296)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when processing untrusted input with a regular expressions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.
3) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8775)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software stores sensitive information into log files. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.
4) Incorrect authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9902)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within the ansible-core `user` module. A local user can silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the `user` module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.