CVE-2020-10691
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CVE-2020-10691 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.2/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible Engine | >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | 3.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10691Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68596Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10691Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68596Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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