CVE-2020-1738

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-1738
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-03-16 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:19:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-88

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Ansible All All All All
Application Redhat Ansible All All All All
Application Redhat Ansible All All All All
Application Redhat Ansible Tower All All All All
Application Redhat Ansible Tower All All All All
Application Redhat Ansible Tower All All All All
Application Redhat Ansible Tower All All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine 5.0 All All All
Application Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine 5.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 13 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 13.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 13.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ansible: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202006-11) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
1802164 – (CVE-2020-1738) CVE-2020-1738 ansible: module package can be selected by the ansible facts CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
package and service modules allow arbitrary modules to be executed · Issue #67796 · ansible/ansible · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Third Party Advisory
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