CVE-2020-1738: Argument Injection or Modification

March 16, 2020 (updated August 4, 2021)

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when the module package or service is used and the parameter use is not specified. If a previous task is executed with a malicious user, the module sent can be selected by the attacker using the ansible facts file.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1738

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