CVE-2016-8647
MEDIUM
4.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 26, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorVirtualizationAnsible EngineAnsible
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Severity
MEDIUM4.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module before 2.2.1.0, which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances. Thus the previous password would still be active when it should have been changed.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.2.1.0
Affected range stops below 2.2.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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