#VU21766 Path traversal in Ansible - CVE-2019-3828

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#VU21766 Path traversal in Ansible - CVE-2019-3828

Published: October 14, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21766
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3828
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ansible
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and copy and overwrite files outside of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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