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Vulnerability details: VCID-nksp-m2n2-5bew
Vulnerability ID VCID-nksp-m2n2-5bew
Aliases CVE-2016-8647
GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj
PYSEC-2018-58
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685
generic_textual MODERATE https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685
cvssv3 2.2 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-8647.json
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647
generic_textual MODERATE https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00171 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
epss 0.00223 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174
generic_textual MODERATE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647
generic_textual MODERATE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647
cvssv2 3.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://github.com/ansible/ansible
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/ansible/ansible
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/30fb384e7fb9a94ac3929e4a650877e45d8834c9
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/30fb384e7fb9a94ac3929e4a650877e45d8834c9
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-58.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-58.yaml
cvssv2 4.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
cvssv3.1 4.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-8647.json
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-8647
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8647
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj
https://github.com/ansible/ansible
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/30fb384e7fb9a94ac3929e4a650877e45d8834c9
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-58.yaml
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
844691 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=844691
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

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low

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none

low

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none

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unchanged

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low

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low

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low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-8647.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

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required

unchanged

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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/30fb384e7fb9a94ac3929e4a650877e45d8834c9
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

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required

unchanged

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-58.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

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required

unchanged

changed

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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.38887
EPSS Score 0.00171
Published At Sept. 20, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:07:03.221903+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-58.yaml 37.0.0