SB2019032710 - Path traversal in Red Hat Ansible
Published: March 27, 2019 Updated: October 14, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019032710
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3828)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and copy and overwrite files outside of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.