CVE-2019-14905: Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere, Improper Input Validation, and External Control of File Name or Path in Ansible
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A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible’s nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename parameter to perform OS command injections. This could result in a loss of confidentiality of the system among other issues.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0218
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14905
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf
- github.com/ansible/ansible
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-206.yaml
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5BNCYPQ4BY5QHBCJOAOPANB5FHATW2BR
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14905
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