Vulnerability Description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Ansible when extracting tarballs. An attacker could craft a malicious tarball so that when using the galaxy importer of Ansible Automation Hub, a symlink could be dropped on the disk, resulting in files being overwritten.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible Automation Platform | 2.0 |
| Redhat | Satellite | 6.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7773
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1536
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2010
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5189Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2234387ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7773
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1536
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2010
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5189Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2234387ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-5189?
CVE-2023-5189 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.3 (MEDIUM). A path traversal vulnerability exists in Ansible when extracting tarballs. An attacker could craft a malicious tarball so that when using the galaxy importer of Ansible Automation Hub, a symlink could...
How severe is CVE-2023-5189?
CVE-2023-5189 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-5189?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ansible Automation Platform, Redhat Satellite.