ansible-tower: CSRF in awx/api/authentication.py allows for hijacking of the authtoken cookie
Published Aug 22, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.90%
Description
Ansible Tower before versions 3.1.8 and 3.2.6 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in awx/api/authentication.py. An attacker could exploit this by tricking already authenticated users into visiting a malicious site and hijacking the authtoken cookie.
Affected products
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- Version 3.1.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 3.2.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Ansible-Tower | n/a |
|
- ≥ 3.1.0 · ≤ 3.1.8
- ≥ 3.2.0 · ≤ 3.2.6
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5
ansible-tower
Not affected
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3
ansible-tower-server
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | ansible-tower | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3 | ansible-tower-server | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 58.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 58.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 31.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 31.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 29.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105136 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10884 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1597069 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10884 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10884
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10884
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105136 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10884 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1597069 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10884 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10884 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10884 |
Change history (0)
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