5.2
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-10691
Ansible Engine File Traversal Vulnerability
Description

An archive traversal flaw was found in all ansible-engine versions 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7, when running ansible-galaxy collection install. When extracting a collection .tar.gz file, the directory is created without sanitizing the filename. An attacker could take advantage to overwrite any file within the system.

INFO

Published Date :

April 30, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-10691 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat ansible_engine
2 Redhat ansible_tower
3 Redhat ansible
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-10691.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10691 Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68596 Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-10691 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-10691 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10691 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10691 Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68596 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68596 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.9.0 up to (excluding) 2.9.7
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.07978

percentile

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