CVE-2023-3971

Controller: html injection in custom login info

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 4, 2023 at 02:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:15 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorAnsible Automation PlatformAnsible DeveloperAnsible Inside

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An HTML injection flaw was found in Controller in the user interface settings. This flaw allows an attacker to capture credentials by creating a custom login page by injecting HTML, resulting in a complete compromise.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.3.114.4
Affected range stops below 4.3.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.3.11-1.el8ap (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.3.11-1.el9ap (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.4.1-1.el8ap (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.4.1-1.el9ap (unaffected)
redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
redhat-enterprise-linux (environment)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3971
Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2226965

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-80CWE-79

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