Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-5764 CVE-2023-5189 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-94 CWE-22 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
python3x-galaxy-importer (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python-galaxy-importer (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ansible-core (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Code Injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU84381
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5764
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling templates. A remote user can remove the unsafe designation from template data and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
python3x-galaxy-importer (Red Hat package): before 0.4.18-1.el8ap
python-galaxy-importer (Red Hat package): before 0.4.18-1.el9ap
ansible-core (Red Hat package): before 2.15.8-1.el8ap
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:python3x-galaxy-importer_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:python-galaxy-importer_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:ansible-core_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7773
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Path traversal
EUVDB-ID: #VU84432
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5189
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in symbolic link filename within the _extract_archive() function in galaxy-importer/collection.py. A remote attacker can trick the victim to use a specially crafted archive and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
python3x-galaxy-importer (Red Hat package): before 0.4.18-1.el8ap
python-galaxy-importer (Red Hat package): before 0.4.18-1.el9ap
ansible-core (Red Hat package): before 2.15.8-1.el8ap
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:python3x-galaxy-importer_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:python-galaxy-importer_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:ansible-core_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7773
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
