Path Traversal in Red Hat Ansible

CVE-2019-3828

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3828?
CVE-2019-3828 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2019-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-3828?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.