GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3j Ansible Code Injection Vulnerability

CRITICAL Published 2022-05-24 Modified 2024-09-10 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2014-4678
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
ansible
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-74
Reviewed
2023-08-15

Affected packages

• PyPI ansible: < 1.6.4 → fixed in 1.6.4

Description

The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2014-4678 The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component weakness

References