#VU29024 Path traversal in Red Hat Ansible Engine - CVE-2020-1735
Published: June 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29024
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1735
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Red Hat Ansible Engine
Red Hat Ansible Engine
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.
Red Hat Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local administrator can intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1735
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67793
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DKPA4KC3OJSUFASUYMG66HKJE7ADNGFW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MRRYUU5ZBLPBXCYG6CFP35D64NP2UB2S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQVOQD4VAIXXTVQAJKTN7NUGTJFE2PCB/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11