CVE-2016-7070

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    CVE-2016-7070

    Published: 11 Sept 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/3.0.3/html/upgrade-migration-guide/release_notes.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7070

    Affected packages

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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