medium
4.6
CWE
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Advisory Published
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Updated

CVE-2020-1735: Path Traversal

First published: Wed Feb 12 2020(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine when the fetch module is used. An attacker could intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.

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Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Redhat Ansible<2.7.17
Redhat Ansible>=2.8.0<2.8.11
Redhat Ansible>=2.9.0<2.9.7
Redhat Ansible Tower<=3.3.4
Redhat Ansible Tower>=3.3.5<=3.4.5
Redhat Ansible Tower>=3.5.0<=3.5.5
Redhat Ansible Tower>=3.6.0<=3.6.3
Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine=5.0
Redhat Openstack=13
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
debian/ansible
2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1
2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u2
2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1
7.3.0+dfsg-1
7.7.0+dfsg-3
redhat/ansible-engine<2.7.17
2.7.17
redhat/ansible-engine<2.8.11
2.8.11
redhat/ansible-engine<2.9.7
2.9.7
pip/ansible>=2.9.0a1<2.9.8
2.9.8
pip/ansible>=2.8.0a1<2.8.12
2.8.12
pip/ansible>=2.7.0a1<2.7.18
2.7.18

Remedy

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67793

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-1735?

    CVE-2020-1735 is a vulnerability found in the Ansible Engine when the fetch module is used, allowing an attacker to intercept the module and inject a new path.

  • Which versions of Ansible Engine are affected by CVE-2020-1735?

    All versions in the 2.7.x, 2.8.x, and 2.9.x branches of Ansible Engine are believed to be vulnerable.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-1735?

    CVE-2020-1735 has a severity level of medium.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-1735?

    To fix CVE-2020-1735, you should update Ansible Engine to versions 2.7.17, 2.8.11, or 2.9.7, depending on the branch you are using.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-1735?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-1735 on Red Hat's security page: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1735.

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