CVE-2024-9620
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Ansible Automation Platform's Event-Driven Automation component exposes sensitive information transmitted between EDA and AAP without encryption. Attackers with network access can sniff plaintext data, while those with system access can read unencrypted data in databases. Organizations using affected versions of Ansible Automation Platform with EDA enabled are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- Ansible Automation Platform
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of sensitive automation credentials, API keys, and configuration data leading to lateral movement and privilege escalation across managed infrastructure.
Likely Case
Exposure of automation credentials and sensitive configuration data that could be used to gain unauthorized access to managed systems.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure of non-critical configuration data with minimal impact due to network segmentation and access controls.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires either network access to intercept traffic between EDA and AAP, or local system access to read database files.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 with updated EDA components or later versions
Vendor Advisory: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9620
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Update to Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 or later. 2. Apply Red Hat security updates for EDA components. 3. Restart EDA and AAP services. 4. Verify encryption is enabled in configuration.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Enable TLS encryption between EDA and AAP
linuxConfigure TLS encryption for all communications between Event-Driven Automation and Ansible Automation Platform components
# Configure TLS in EDA settings
# Update AAP controller configuration to require encrypted connections
Network segmentation and isolation
allIsolate EDA and AAP components on a protected network segment to prevent unauthorized network access
# Configure firewall rules to restrict access to EDA/AAP network
# Implement VLAN segmentation for automation components
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit who can access the EDA and AAP network segments
- Enable database encryption at rest for EDA and AAP databases to protect stored data
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if EDA is enabled and verify communication between EDA and AAP is unencrypted by examining network traffic or configuration files.Check Version:
ansible --version && rpm -q ansible-automation-platformVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that all communications between EDA and AAP components are encrypted using TLS and check database encryption status.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database access patterns
- Failed encryption handshake attempts
- Configuration changes to disable encryption
Network Indicators:
- Unencrypted traffic between EDA and AAP components on standard ports
- Network sniffing tools detected on automation network segments
SIEM Query:
source="eda_logs" AND (event="unencrypted_connection" OR event="config_change" AND field="encryption")