CVE-2023-5764: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

December 12, 2023 (updated January 1, 2024)

A template injection flaw was found in Ansible where a user’s controller internal templating operations may remove the unsafe designation from template data. This issue could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to introduce code injection when supplying templating data.

References

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7773
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5764
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247629
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7Q6CHPVCHMZS5M7V22GOKFSXZAQ24EU/
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5764

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