CVE-2016-7070

Tower: PostgreSQL privilege escalation in Tower-deployed setups

Published Sep 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7950 A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Ansible Tower. When Tower before 3.0.3 deploys a PostgreSQL database, it incorrectly configures the trust level of postgres user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain admin level access to the database.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:50 AM
Reserved
Aug 23, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 11, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:52 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 2, 2016, 12:00 AM