CVE-2019-14905: PYSEC-2020-206 - A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x…

CVE-2019-14905 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-03-31

A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename parameter to perform OS command injections. This could result in a loss of confidentiality of the system among other issues.

Technologies: ansible (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2019-14905 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-14905 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2019-14905?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 31 March 2020.
Which products and versions are affected?
ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.0,fixed=2.7.16,introduced=2.8.0,fixed=2.8.8,introduced=2.9.0,fixed=2.9.3, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.0a1,fixed=2.7.16.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-14905?
Yes. ansible (PyPI): upgrade to 2.7.16, 2.9.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-14905?
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 2.7.16, 2.9.3 or later
    pip install "ansible>=2.9.3"

Affected products

  • ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.0,fixed=2.7.16,introduced=2.8.0,fixed=2.8.8,introduced=2.9.0,fixed=2.9.3, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.0a1,fixed=2.7.16

Identifiers

  • CVE-2019-14905
  • GHSA-frxj-5j27-f8rf
  • PYSEC-2020-206

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