Ansible Remote Code Execution
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.
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-4657US | critical9.8 | — | ||
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. | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/ansible/ansiblePACKAGE
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.mdWEB
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/998793fd0ab55705d57527a38cee5e83f535974cWEB
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-199.yamlWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4657ADVISORY
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210120133852/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68232WEB
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