CVE-2024-11483

Automation-gateway: aap-gateway: improper scope handling in oauth2 tokens for aap 2.5

Published Nov 25, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). This flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges by improperly leveraging read-scoped OAuth2 tokens to gain write access. This issue affects API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. While the impact is limited to actions within the user’s assigned permissions, it undermines scoped access controls, potentially allowing unintended modifications in the application and consuming services.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-34309 A vulnerability was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). This flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges by improperly leveraging read-scoped OAuth2 tokens to gain write access. This issue affects API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. While the impact is limited to actions within the user’s assigned permissions, it undermines scoped access controls, potentially allowing unintended modifications in the application and consuming services.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Automation-gateway: improper scope handling in oauth2 tokens for aap 2.5 Automation-gateway: aap-gateway: improper scope handling in oauth2 tokens for aap 2.5
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
Redhat ansible Automation Platform Inside
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2 cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_inside:2.5::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat ansible Automation Platform Developer
Redhat ansible Automation Platform Inside
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title automation-gateway: Improper Scope Handling in OAuth2 Tokens for AAP 2.5 Automation-gateway: improper scope handling in oauth2 tokens for aap 2.5
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was found in the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP). This flaw allows attackers to escalate privileges by improperly leveraging read-scoped OAuth2 tokens to gain write access. This issue affects API endpoints that rely on ansible_base.oauth2_provider for OAuth2 authentication. While the impact is limited to actions within the user’s assigned permissions, it undermines scoped access controls, potentially allowing unintended modifications in the application and consuming services.
Title automation-gateway: Improper Scope Handling in OAuth2 Tokens for AAP 2.5
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 20, 2025, 6:21 PM
Reserved
Nov 20, 2024, 8:09 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 25, 2024, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:57 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 20, 2024, 12:00 AM