#VU29022 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Red Hat Ansible Engine and Ansible Tower - CVE-2020-10685

Vulnerability identifier: #VU29022

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10685

CWE-ID: N/A

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Red Hat Ansible Engine
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Ansible Tower
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in Ansible Engine when using modules which decrypts vault files such as "assemble", "script", "unarchive", "win_copy", "aws_s3" or "copy modules". A local user can gain unathorized access to sensitive information on the target system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Ansible Engine: 2.7.0 - 2.9.6

Ansible Tower: 3.4.0 - 3.6.3

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External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10685
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68433
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.