CVE-2020-1737
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CVE-2020-1737 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in Ansible 2.7.17 and prior, 2.8.9 and prior, and 2.9.6 and prior when using the Extract-Zip function from the win_unzip module as the extracted file(s) are not checked if they belong to the destination folder. An attacker could take advantage of this flaw by crafting an archive anywhere in the file system, using a path traversal. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible 2.7.17 and prior, 2.8.9 and prior, and 2.9.6 and prior when using the Extract-Zip function from the win_unzip module as the extracted file(s) are not checked if they belong to the destination folder. An attacker could take advantage of this flaw by crafting an archive anywhere in the file system, using a path traversal. This issue is fixed in 2.10.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible Engine | < 2.7.17 |
| Redhat | Ansible Engine | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.9 |
| Redhat | Ansible Engine | >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.6 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | <= 3.3.4 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | >= 3.4.0, <= 3.4.5 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | >= 3.5.0, <= 3.5.5 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | >= 3.6.0, <= 3.6.3 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1737Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67795Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1737Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67795Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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