CVE-2023-3971
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An HTML injection flaw was found in Controller in the user interface settings. This flaw allows an attacker to capture credentials by creating a custom login page by injecting HTML, resulting in a complete compromise.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.s390x as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.s390x as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-cli-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.noarch as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-cli-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.noarch as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-server-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.noarch as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-server-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.noarch as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-ui-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.noarch as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-ui-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.noarch as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.s390x as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.4.1-1.el8ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.s390x as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.4.1-1.el9ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.3.11-1.el8ap.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.3.11-1.el8ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.3.11-1.el9ap.src as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-0:4.3.11-1.el9ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-cli-0:4.3.11-1.el8ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-cli-0:4.3.11-1.el9ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-server-0:4.3.11-1.el8ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-server-0:4.3.11-1.el9ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-ui-0:4.3.11-1.el8ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-ui-0:4.3.11-1.el9ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.3.11-1.el8ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590 - Fixedautomation-controller-venv-tower-0:4.3.11-1.el9ap.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9redhat_csaf
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7.3
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- ashangp923/CVE-2023-3971To find HTML injection and XSS PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (33)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat ansible automation controller< 4.3.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat ansible automation controller= 4.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat ansible automation platform= 2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat ansible automation platform= 2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2023:4340Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update2023-07-31csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update is now available for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2023:4590Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 Product Security and Bug Fix Update2023-08-09csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update is now available for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1923Red Hat Ansible Automation Plattform: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Cross-Site ScriptingDeutsch2023-07-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Ansible Automation Plattform ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3971cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-3971cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2226965cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-3971/cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4340enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4590enisa_euvd
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