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01 Record

CVE-2016-8647

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

LowPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score2.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 72.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-07-26 14:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 02:27Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-10-12
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Low (CVSS 2.2)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
cd6089c34aa10d394e72de9189649620e6373495fc0775803fe6efb0a57c9193

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Red HatAnsible2.2.1.0—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • ansible
    Fixed in 2.2.0.0-4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • ansible
    Fixed in 2.2.0.0-4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • ansible
    Fixed in 2.2.0.0-4

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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