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GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf

Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere, Improper Input Validation, and External Control of File Name or Path in Ansible

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) High CVE-2019-14905

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
PyPI ansible >= 2.7.0a1, < 2.7.16 2.7.16
PyPI ansible >= 2.8.0a1, < 2.8.8 2.8.8
PyPI ansible >= 2.9.0a1, < 2.9.3 2.9.3

Details

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A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename parameter to perform OS command injections. This could result in a loss of confidentiality of the system among other issues.

References

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