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CVE-2023-5764: Ansible template injection vulnerability

December 13, 2023 (updated September 16, 2024)

A template injection flaw was found in Ansible where a user’s controller internal templating operations may remove the unsafe designation from template data. This issue could allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to introduce templating injection when supplying templating data.

References

  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7773
  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5764
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247629
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j69-qfc3-2fq9
  • github.com/ansible/ansible
  • github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/270b39f6ff02511a2199505161218cbd1a5ae34f
  • github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/7239d2d371bc6e274cbb7314e01431adce6ae25a
  • github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fea130480d261ea5bf6fcd5cf19a348f1686ceb1
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7Q6CHPVCHMZS5M7V22GOKFSXZAQ24EU
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5764

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.14.12, all versions starting from 2.15.0 before 2.15.8, all versions starting from 2.16.0 before 2.16.1

Fixed versions

  • 2.16.1
  • 2.15.8
  • 2.14.12

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.14.12, 2.15.8, 2.16.1 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-1336: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

Source file

pypi/ansible-core/CVE-2023-5764.yml

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