Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine when the fetch module is used. An attacker could intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible | < 2.7.17 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | <= 3.3.4 |
| Redhat | Cloudforms Management Engine | 5.0 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 13 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 30 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1735Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67793ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1735Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67793ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-1735?
CVE-2020-1735 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.2 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine when the fetch module is used. An attacker could intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node. All vers...
How severe is CVE-2020-1735?
CVE-2020-1735 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.2/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-1735?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ansible, Redhat Ansible Tower, Redhat Cloudforms Management Engine, Redhat Openstack, Debian Debian Linux.