Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible
CVE-2020-1738
A 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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible — versions 2.7.x, 2.8.x, 2.9.x
- Red Hat Ansible
- Red Hat Ansible Tower
- Red Hat Cloudforms Management Engine — versions 5.0
- Red Hat OpenStack — versions 13
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1738?
- CVE-2020-1738 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2020-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1738?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.