Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. The unauthenticated
Bitbucket Data Center webhook receiver skips HMAC signature verification for diagnostics:ping
events after it has already looked up the target template, causing the endpoint to return HTTP
200 for a template that has a Bitbucket DC webhook configured and HTTP 403 otherwise. An
unauthenticated remote attacker can use this response discrepancy as an oracle to enumerate
which Job Template and Workflow Job Template IDs have Bitbucket DC webhooks configured, without
knowing the secret webhook_key.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure via enumeration of job templates with Bitbucket DC webhooks.
Action: Assess Impact
AI Analysis

Impact

An unauthenticated flaw in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller allows a remote attacker to send requests to the Bitbucket Data Center webhook receiver. The receiver skips HMAC signature verification for diagnostics:ping events once it has looked up the target template, returning HTTP 200 for templates that have a Bitbucket DC webhook configured and HTTP 403 otherwise. This response difference acts as an oracle, enabling the attacker to discover which Job Template and Workflow Job Template IDs have Bitbucket DC webhooks enabled without knowing the secret webhook_key. The vulnerability is a form of Information Exposure (CWE‑204) that can reveal operational details and reduce the obscurity of the system.

Affected Systems

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2. No specific version range is provided; the affected product is the automation-controller component of this platform.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates medium severity, while the EPSS score is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. An attacker does not need authentication and can exploit the flaw from any network that can reach the webhook endpoint, making the attack likely to be remote. The exploitation requires only sending simple HTTP requests and parsing the 200/403 status code, and the impact of revealing internal job template identifiers is high enough to warrant attention.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 23, 2026 at 21:12 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 to a version that contains the patch for this vulnerability.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, restrict access to the automation-controller's webhook endpoint by firewall rules or network segmentation so that only trusted hosts can reach it.
  • Disable or revoke Bitbucket DC webhook configurations for job templates that do not require them, reducing the attack surface.
  • Monitor logs for repeated 200/403 responses that could indicate enumeration attempts and investigate suspicious activity.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 23, 2026 at 21:12 UTC.

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History

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform automation-controller. The unauthenticated Bitbucket Data Center webhook receiver skips HMAC signature verification for diagnostics:ping events after it has already looked up the target template, causing the endpoint to return HTTP 200 for a template that has a Bitbucket DC webhook configured and HTTP 403 otherwise. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use this response discrepancy as an oracle to enumerate which Job Template and Workflow Job Template IDs have Bitbucket DC webhooks configured, without knowing the secret webhook_key.
Title Automation-controller: automation-controller: unauthenticated 200-vs-403 oracle in bitbucket data center webhook receiver enumerates webhook-enabled job templates
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
Weaknesses CWE-204
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat ansible Automation Platform
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Redhat Ansible Automation Platform
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T19:40:32.246Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T01:11:22.759Z

Link: CVE-2026-84717

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T20:17:18.353

Modified: 2026-09-23T20:17:18.353

Link: CVE-2026-84717

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T21:15:09Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-204

    Observable Response Discrepancy