CVE-2023-5115 Ansible: malicious role archive can cause ansible-galaxy to overwrite arbitrary files
Attackers can craft malicious Ansible roles to overwrite arbitrary files on the victim's system via symlink-based path traversal during role installation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-5115?
CVE-2023-5115 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5115?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including ansible. It affects 4 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
ansible PyPI | All versions | 8.5.0 |
ansible PyPI | All versions | 8.5.0 |
ansible PyPI | All versions | 8.5.0 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Ansible Automation Platform, Redhat Ansible Developer, Redhat Ansible Inside.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5115?
Upgrade ansible to 8.5.0 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-5115 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5115 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-32279, AZL-34540, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5115, GHSA-jpvw-p8pr-9g2x, PYSEC-2026-1120, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5115 and 1 more.