PYSEC-2019-75

Ansible fetch module before versions 2.5.15, 2.6.14, 2.7.8 has a path traversal vulnerability which allows copying and overwriting files outside of the…

Not rated yet Withdrawn Mar 14, 2023 PyPI

Severity: Not rated yet; No source has published a CVSS score yet
Exploit chance (EPSS): —; No score published
Known exploited: No; Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness: —; Not classified
Fix: 2.7.8; Upgrade ansible to this version or later

Description

Ansible fetch module before versions 2.5.15, 2.6.14, 2.7.8 has a path traversal vulnerability which allows copying and overwriting files outside of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host, by not restricting an absolute path.

Affected versions

PyPI

Package	Vulnerable	Fixed in
ansible	`>= 2.5.0, < 2.5.15` `>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.14` `>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.8`	`2.5.15` `2.6.14` `2.7.8`

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

ansible PyPI → `2.7.8`

pip

pip install --upgrade "ansible>=2.7.8"

poetry

poetry add "ansible>=2.7.8"

uv

uv add "ansible>=2.7.8"

References

Timeline

Mar 27, 2019 Published
Mar 14, 2023 Last updated by the source
Mar 14, 2023 Withdrawn

Advisory	Severity	Why it's related
GHSA-8ggh-xwr9-3373 Ansible Community General Collection is vulnerable to exposure of sensitive information	Medium	Also affects ansible
GHSA-jpvw-p8pr-9g2x Ansible symlink attack vulnerability	Medium	Also affects ansible
GHSA-cpx3-93w7-457x Ansible leaks password to logs	High	Also affects ansible
GHSA-fh5v-5f35-2rv2 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in ansible	Medium	Also affects ansible
GHSA-4r65-35qq-ch8j Ansible discloses sensitive information in traceback error message	Medium	Also affects ansible
GHSA-2pfh-q76x-gwvm Improper Input Validation and Command Injection in Ansible	High	Also affects ansible
PYSEC-2021-126 A flaw was found in Ansible if an ansible user sets ANSIBLE_ASYNC_DIR to a subdirectory of a world writable directory.	Not rated yet	Also affects ansible
GHSA-r6h7-5pq2-j77h Insufficiently random values in Ansible	Medium	Also affects ansible

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