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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Ansibleworks Ansible 1.1/1.2/1.2.1/1.2.2. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.
The weakness was shared 09/16/2013 by Michael Scherer as Bug 998223 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4259 since 06/12/2013. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69531 (Fedora 19 : ansible-1.2.3-2.fc19 (2013-15169)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86881) and Tenable (69531). The entry 64945 is related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 69531
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : ansible-1.2.3-2.fc19 (2013-15169)
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OpenVAS ID: 866849
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for ansible FEDORA-2013-15169
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Ansible 1.1
Timeline
06/12/2013 🔍08/30/2013 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: Bug 998223Researcher: Michael Scherer
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4259 (🔍)
X-Force: 86881
Vulnerability Center: 41530 - Ansible 1.2 Insecure Temporary Files Creation Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 62137 - ansible CVE-2013-4259 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 15:54Updated: 01/07/2022 15:46
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (68), 05/11/2017 08:50 (5), 01/07/2022 15:46 (3)
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