CVE-2020-1738
Ansible Engine User-Selection Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 16, 2020, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:19 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
0.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-1738
vulnerability.
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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-2020-1738.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-1738 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-1738 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.
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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:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11 [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
May. 29, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 19, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-88 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.16 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.8.0 up to (including) 2.8.8 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.9.0 up to (including) 2.9.5 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3.5 up to (including) 3.4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.5.0 up to (including) 3.5.5 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.6.0 up to (including) 3.6.3 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms_management_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-1738 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-1738
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.14257
percentile