Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-4237

Redhat Ansible Automation Platform 2.0

Published
04 October 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0025 16th percentile
Risk Priority 52 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-4237 is a high-severity Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere (CWE-497) vulnerability in Redhat Ansible Automation Platform. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique System Information Discovery (T1082); ranked at the 16th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. When creating a new keypair, the ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output. This flaw allows an attacker to fetch those keys from the log files,…

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compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CWE(s)
CWE-497NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1082 System Information Discovery Discovery
An adversary may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patches, hotfixes, service packs, and architecture.
attack.mitre.org →
T1614 System Location Discovery Discovery
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-53862Same product: Redhat Ansible Automation Platform
CVE-2025-5416Same vendor: Redhat
CVE-2025-57847Same product: Redhat Ansible Automation Platform
CVE-2023-5189Same product: Redhat Ansible Automation Platform
CVE-2026-43654Shared CWE-497
CVE-2026-52694Shared CWE-497
CVE-2024-53867Shared CWE-497
CVE-2025-41763Shared CWE-497
CVE-2024-36070Shared CWE-497
CVE-2025-63070Shared CWE-497

Affected Assets

redhat
ansible automation platform
2.0
redhat
ansible collection
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 5 hardening rules · 4 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V14.1.2

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AC-22 Publicly Accessible Content
addresses: CWE-497

Ongoing reviews detect and remove sensitive system information before it reaches publicly accessible systems.

AC-23 Data Mining Protection
addresses: CWE-497

Employs detection to prevent unauthorized mining of sensitive system information from being exfiltrated to external control spheres.

CM-12 Information Location
addresses: CWE-497

Documenting where system information is processed and stored prevents exposure to unauthorized control spheres.

PE-19 Information Leakage
addresses: CWE-497

The control stops sensitive system information from crossing into unauthorized control spheres through EM emanations.

PM-25 Minimization of Personally Identifiable Information Used in Testing, Training, and Research
addresses: CWE-497

Authorization and minimization requirements keep PII out of test/research control spheres that often lack production-grade protections.

RA-2 Security Categorization
addresses: CWE-497

Documented categorization of system information reduces the chance that sensitive internals are left exposed to unauthorized spheres.

SC-30 Concealment and Misdirection
addresses: CWE-497

System information is concealed or replaced with decoys, reducing leakage to unauthorized observers.

SI-11 Error Handling
addresses: CWE-497

Ensures sensitive system information is not disclosed outside the intended control sphere through error output.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Enforcing least-privilege access permissions directly prevents unauthorized actors from reaching sensitive system information.

PR.IR-01 mostly match
prevents

Protecting environments from unauthorized logical access stops exposure of internal system details to outsiders.

PR.PS-06 partial match
prevents

Secure-development practices reduce the chance of code paths that leak sensitive system information.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.7.3 Securing offices, rooms and facilities none match
none

Keeping internal maps, directories, and signage from public view prevents disclosure of system or facility details that could aid reconnaissance or targeted attacks.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (2 rules)
  • V-248551 A sticky bit must be set on all OL 8 public directories to prevent unauthorized and unintended information transferred via shared system resources. prevents CWE-497
  • V-248580 OL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users. prevents CWE-497
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
  • V-230270 RHEL 8 must prevent kernel profiling by unprivileged users. prevents CWE-497
Ubuntu 22.04 (1 rule)
  • V-260470 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, when booted, must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes. prevents CWE-497
Ubuntu 24.04 (1 rule)
  • V-270675 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS when booted must require authentication upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes. prevents CWE-497

References