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CVE-2023-5764


A template injection flaw was found in Ansible where a user's controller internal templating operations may remove the unsafe designation from template data. This issue could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to introduce templating injection when supplying templating data.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 7 products from redhat, from fedoraproject, from fedoraproject and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2023-12-12T22:15:22.747

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:42:26.410

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-1336
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application redhat ansible < 2.14.12 Yes
Application redhat ansible < 2.15.7 Yes
Application redhat ansible 2.16.0 Yes
Application redhat ansible 2.16.0 Yes
Application redhat ansible 2.16.0 Yes
Application redhat ansible 2.16.0 Yes
Application fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 38 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 39 Yes
Application redhat ansible_automation_platform 2.4 Yes
Application redhat ansible_developer 1.1 Yes
Application redhat ansible_inside 1.2 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 No
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 9.0 No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.