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CVE-2016-8647

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Date: July 26, 2018

An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module before 2.2.1.0, which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances. Thus the previous password would still be active when it should have been changed.

Language: Python

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Related Resources (11)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-58.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj
https://github.com/ansible/ansible
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/30fb384e7fb9a94ac3929e4a650877e45d8834c9
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8647

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Input Validation

CWE-20

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): HIGH
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): SINGLE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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