CVE-2014-4678

Aliases:GHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3jPYSEC-2020-203
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 20 Feb 2020, 02:49
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 11:27

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
10.11% MEDIUM
10% probability +5.37%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

20 Feb 2020, 02:49
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 11:27
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 10.11%• Percentile: 93%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-74•Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

    The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0

  • PyPI•ansible

    < 5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916 | < 1.6.4

  • redhat•ansible

    < 1.6.4

References (9)