CVE-2020-1735
March 16, 2020
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine when the fetch module is used. An attacker could intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.
Affected Packages
ansible (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2.8.0a1 <2.8.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.8.12ansible (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2.9.0b1 <2.9.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.9.8ansible (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=2.7.0a1 <2.7.18Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.7.18Related Resources (21)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
2.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
CVSS v2
Base Score:
3.6
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.15
