CVE-2014-4967: Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution

CVE-2014-4967 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-02-18

Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Ansible before 1.6.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging access to an Ansible managed host and providing a crafted fact, as demonstrated by a fact with (1) a trailing " src=" clause, (2) a trailing " temp=" clause, or (3) a trailing " validate=" clause accompanied by a shell command.

Technologies: ansible (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-4967 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-4967 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2014-4967?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 18 February 2020.
Which products and versions are affected?
ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.7, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-4967?
Yes. ansible (PyPI): upgrade to 1.6.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-4967?
Check whether you run ansible (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • ansible (PyPI): upgrade to 1.6.7 or later
    pip install "ansible>=1.6.7"

Affected products

  • ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.7, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.7

Identifiers

  • CVE-2014-4967
  • GHSA-64cw-m57j-65xj
  • PYSEC-2020-205

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