CVE-2023-51156.3MediumCWE-36

CVE-2023-5115: Ansible: malicious role archive can cause ansible-galaxy to overwrite arbitrary files

Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8

Vendor fix available · Affected: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8 · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

1.0%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

63rd percentile

050100

Higher than 63% of scored CVEs

6.3MediumCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.

Affected products13

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2Versions not stated

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Absolute Path Traversal · File and Path Handling
Vendor: Red Hat
Published: December 2023
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), December 2023

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