CVE-2019-3828

Ansible: path traversal in the fetch module

Severity Score

4.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Ansible fetch module before versions 2.5.15, 2.6.14, 2.7.8 has a path traversal vulnerability which allows copying and overwriting files outside of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host, by not restricting an absolute path.

El módulo fetch de Ansible, en versiones anteriores a las 2.5.15, 2.6.14 y 2.7.8, tiene una vulnerabilidad de salto de directorio que permite la copia y la sobrescritura de archivos fuera de la carpeta especificada en el host del controlador local de Ansible mediante la no restricción de una ruta absoluta.

A path traversal flaw was found in ansible. The fetch module allows copying and overwriting files outside of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host by not restricting an absolute path. The main threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-01-03 CVE Reserved
2019-02-20 CVE Published
2024-03-20 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172837/Ansible-Fetch-Path-Traversal.html

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3828	2023-06-12
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/52133	2023-06-12

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html	2023-06-12
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html	2023-06-12
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html	2023-06-12
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3744	2023-06-12
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3789	2023-06-12
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1	2023-06-12
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3828	2019-11-07
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1676689	2019-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible"				>= 2.5.0 < 2.5.15 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible" and version " >= 2.5.0 < 2.5.15"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible"				>= 2.6.0 < 2.6.14 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible" and version " >= 2.6.0 < 2.6.14"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible"				>= 2.7.0 < 2.7.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible" and version " >= 2.7.0 < 2.7.8"		-		Affected