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CVE-2019-3828: Ansible Path Traversal vulnerability

April 15, 2019 (updated November 18, 2024)

Ansible fetch module before versions 2.5.15, 2.6.14, 2.7.8 has a path traversal vulnerability which allows copying and overwriting files outside of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host, by not restricting an absolute path.

References

  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3744
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3789
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3828
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-74vq-h4q8-x6jv
  • github.com/ansible/ansible
  • github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/396a2f74717477d80600450e2b7e45349d7b5110
  • github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/4be3215d2f9f84ca283895879f0c6ce1ed7dd333
  • github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/f3edc091523fbe301926b7a0db25fbbd96940d93
  • github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/52133
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2019-5.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3828
  • usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.6.0a1 before 2.6.14, all versions starting from 2.7.0a1 before 2.7.8, all versions before 2.5.15

Fixed versions

  • 2.5.15
  • 2.6.14
  • 2.7.8

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.5.15, 2.6.14, 2.7.8 or above.

Impact 4.2 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

pypi/ansible/CVE-2019-3828.yml

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