Ansible: in some circumstances the mysql_user module may fail to correctly change a password
Published Jul 26, 2018
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.44%
Description
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.
Affected products
-
- Version 2.2.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 1
- < 2.2.1.0
Configuration 2
- 4.1
No data.
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.1
ansible-0:2.3.0.0-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1685
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
ansible
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
ansible
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
ansible
Not affected
Red Hat Quickstart Cloud Installer 1
ansible
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 3
ansible
Not affected
Red Hat Storage Console 2
ansible
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.1 | ansible-0:2.3.0.0-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1685 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | ansible | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | ansible | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | ansible | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Quickstart Cloud Installer 1 | ansible | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | ansible | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage Console 2 | ansible | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01440) | 72.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01428) | 69.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 29.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 30.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 28.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 36.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 33.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 29.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/30fb384e7fb9a94ac3929e4a650877e45d8834c9
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-58.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8647
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/30fb384e7fb9a94ac3929e4a650877e45d8834c9 | ||
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-58.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8647 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.