CVE-2021-3701

Severity
6.6MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 67.14%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 23
Latest updateAug 24

Description

A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages4 packages

PyPIansible-runner2.0.02.1.0
Debianansible-runner< 2.1.1-1+2
CVEListV5ansible-runnerAffects ansible-runner 2.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
ansible-runner has default temporary files written to world R/W locations2022-08-24
OSV
ansible-runner has default temporary files written to world R/W locations2022-08-24
CVEList
CVE-2021-3701: A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-22022-08-23
OSV
CVE-2021-3701: A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-22022-08-23

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
ansible-runner: Artifacts are written to world rw location by default2021-06-23
Debian
CVE-2021-3701: ansible-runner - A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configurati...2021