#VU27558 Path traversal in Red Hat Ansible Engine - CVE-2020-10691

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#VU27558 Path traversal in Red Hat Ansible Engine - CVE-2020-10691

Published: May 6, 2020 / Updated: July 7, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27558
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10691
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Red Hat Ansible Engine
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists when extracting a collection .tar.gz file, the directory is created without sanitizing the filename when running ansible-galaxy collection install. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and overwrite any file within the system.

This vulnerability affects versions 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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