Red Hat Ansible Vault up to 1.0.4 yaml Loader Python Command code injection
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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ansible Vault up to 1.0.4. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component yaml Loader. The manipulation as part of a Python Command leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the yaml loading functionality of Ansible Vault before 1.0.5. A specially crafted vault can execute arbitrary python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert python into the vault to trigger this vulnerability.
The bug was discovered 09/14/2017. The weakness was shared 09/14/2017 by Cisco with Cisco Talos (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2809 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 1.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Ansible Vault 1.0.5
Patch: github.com
Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍09/14/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: redhat.comAdvisory: 3f8f659ef443ab870bb19f95d43543470168ae04
Researcher: Cory Duplantis (Cisco)
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-2809 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 100824 - Python Ansible Vault Package CVE-2017-2809 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 09/15/2017 09:14Updated: 12/29/2022 09:25
Changes: 09/15/2017 09:14 (60), 11/16/2019 20:30 (5), 01/13/2021 10:05 (2), 08/22/2022 09:36 (3), 12/29/2022 09:22 (3), 12/29/2022 09:25 (12)
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