CVE-2015-1481

Ansible Tower <2.0.5 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-1481. PoCs published by SEC Consult.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The advisory details multiple vulnerabilities in Ansible Tower <=2.0.2, including privilege escalation via the 'is_superuser' parameter, reflected XSS in API endpoints, and unauthenticated WebSocket connections leading to information leakage. Proof-of-concept requests and steps are provided for each vulnerability.

Description

Ansible Tower (aka Ansible UI) before 2.0.5 allows remote organization administrators to gain privileges by creating a superuser account.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by SEC Consult · textwebappsmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35786

The advisory details multiple vulnerabilities in Ansible Tower <=2.0.2, including privilege escalation via the 'is_superuser' parameter, reflected XSS in API endpoints, and unauthenticated WebSocket connections leading to information leakage. Proof-of-concept requests and steps are provided for each vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Lpe | Xss | Info Leak | Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Ansible Tower <=2.0.2
Auth required
Prerequisites: Organization admin access for privilege escalation · Network access to the target for XSS and WebSocket exploitation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

EPSS 0.0614
EPSS Percentile 92.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
ansible/tower < 2.0.4
Published Feb 04, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026