MEDIUM · 6.3

CVE-2023-5189

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...

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

6.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
RedhatAnsible Automation Platform2.0
RedhatSatellite6.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

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.