Ansible Tower Cookie Misconfig: MitM & XSS via Unsecured Cookies
CVE-2025-53861 Published on July 11, 2025
Aap: sensitive cookie(s) set without security flags
A flaw was found in Ansible. Sensitive cookies without security flags over non-encrypted channels can lead to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) and Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks allowing attackers to read transmitted data.
Vulnerability Analysis
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. Many communication channels can be "sniffed" by attackers during data transmission. For example, network traffic can often be sniffed by any attacker who has access to a network interface. This significantly lowers the difficulty of exploitation by attackers.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-53861
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Affected Versions
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2:Exploit Probability
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