Medium severity · published Mar 27, 2019
CVE-2019-3828
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…
4.2
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Ansible · Redhat
2.5.0 before 2.5.15; 2.6.0 before 2.6.14; 2.7.0 before 2.7.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3828
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3828
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172837/Ansible-Fetch-Path-Traversal.html
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3744
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3789
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