high
7.8
CWE
1336
EPSS
0.042%
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-5764: Ansible: template injection

First published: Thu Nov 02 2023(Updated: )

A flaw was found in Ansible, where a user's controller is vulnerable to template injection when internal templating operations may errantly remove the unsafe designation from template data.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/ansible<=2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u1
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1
10.1.0+dfsg-1
debian/ansible-core
2.14.16-0+deb12u1
2.17.1-1
2.17.3-1
pip/ansible-core<2.14.12
2.14.12
pip/ansible-core>=2.15.0<2.15.8
2.15.8
pip/ansible-core>=2.16.0<2.16.1
2.16.1
Red Hat Ansible<2.14.12
Red Hat Ansible>=2.15.0<2.15.7
Red Hat Ansible=2.16.0
Red Hat Ansible=2.16.0-beta1
Red Hat Ansible=2.16.0-beta2
Red Hat Ansible=2.16.0-rc1
Fedora EPEL=8.0
Red Hat Fedora=38
Red Hat Fedora=39
All of
Any of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=9.0
Any of
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform=2.4
Red Hat Ansible Developer=1.1
Red Hat Ansible Inside=1.2

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247629

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-5764?

    The severity of CVE-2023-5764 is categorized as medium due to the potential for template injection.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-5764?

    To fix CVE-2023-5764, upgrade to Ansible version 2.10.8 or later, or an appropriate patched version as listed in the remediation guide.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5764?

    CVE-2023-5764 affects several versions of Ansible, specifically those prior to 2.10.8 and certain versions of Ansible-Core.

  • What is template injection in the context of CVE-2023-5764?

    Template injection in CVE-2023-5764 refers to a flaw whereby unsafe template data could be executed, leading to potential unauthorized actions.

  • Are all distributions of Ansible affected by CVE-2023-5764?

    No, not all distributions of Ansible are affected; the vulnerability primarily impacts specific versions from Debian, Red Hat, and Fedora.

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