SB2023121427 - Path traversal in Ansible galaxy importer
Published: December 14, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023121427
Severity
Medium
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-2023-5189)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in symbolic link filename within the _extract_archive() function in galaxy-importer/collection.py. A remote attacker can trick the victim to use a specially crafted archive and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.