Executive brief
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions.
Affected products
- PyPI ansible
Junglewise Threat Intelligence
CVE-2014-4657: PYSEC-2020-199 - The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar
CVE-2014-4657 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-02-20
Technologies: ansible (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.
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