CVE-2023-5115
Ansible Symlink Filewrite Vulnerability
Description
An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 18, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 16, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.2
Exploitability Score :
2.1
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5115
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-2023-5115.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5701 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5758 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5115 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2233810 | Issue Tracking |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-5115 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-5115 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]
Sep. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5701 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5701 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5758 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5758 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5115 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5115 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2233810 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2233810 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-22 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_inside:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_inside:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_developer:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_developer:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 28, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path. Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5701 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5758 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5115 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2233810 [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-5115 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-2023-5115
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.02%
score
0.27812
percentile