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CVE-2020-10691

Ansible: archive traversal vulnerability in ansible-galaxy collection install

Severity Score

5.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An archive traversal flaw was found in all ansible-engine versions 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7, when running ansible-galaxy collection install. When extracting a collection .tar.gz file, the directory is created without sanitizing the filename. An attacker could take advantage to overwrite any file within the system.

Se ha detectado un fallo de salto de archivo en todas las versiones de ansible-engine 2.9.x anteriores a 2.9.7, cuando se ejecuta una instalación de una colección ansible-galaxy. Al extraer un archivo .tar.gz de la colección, el directorio es creado sin sanear el nombre del archivo. Un atacante podría aprovechar para sobrescribir cualquier archivo dentro del sistema.

An archive traversal flaw was found in Ansible Engine when running ansible-galaxy collection install. When extracting a collection .tar.gz file, the directory is created without sanitizing the filename. An attacker could take advantage to overwrite any file within the system.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-03-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-04-22 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 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
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Redhat
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Ansible Engine
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>= 2.9.0 < 2.9.7
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Affected
Redhat
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Ansible Tower
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3.0
Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower" and version "3.0"
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Affected