CVE-2020-1738

Low

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when the module package or service is used and the parameter 'use' is not specified. If a previous task is executed with a malicious user, the module sent can be selected by the attacker using the ansible facts file. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.9
Exploit probability—
ProductRedhat Ansible
PublishedMar 16, 2020
First seenMar 16, 2020
Weakness typeCWE-88CWE-88

How to fix

Update
  • ansible2.7.17, 2.8.9, 2.9.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
redhat ansiblev ≤ 2.7.16, 2.8.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.8.8, 2.9.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.9.5—
redhat ansible_towerv ≤ 3.3.4, 3.3.5 ≤ v ≤ 3.4.5, 3.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.5.5, 3.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.6.3—
redhat cloudforms_management_engine5.0—
redhat openstack13—
ansiblePyPIv ≤ 2.7.16, 2.8.0a1 ≤ v ≤ 2.8.10, 2.9.0a1 ≤ v ≤ 2.9.6, v < 2.7.17, 2.8.0 ≤ v < 2.8.9, 2.9.0 ≤ v < 2.9.62.7.17, 2.8.9, 2.9.6

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