CVE-2023-5115

moderate-risk
Published 2023-12-18

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.72% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (8)

Ansible Inside
Ansible Inside
Ansible Developer
Ansible Developer

Affected Vendors

39
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moderate-risk
Severity 23/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate