CVE-2014-4967
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
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.
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: 3.52%• Percentile: 88%
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
- PyPI•ansible
< 62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527 | < 1.6.7
- redhat•ansible
< 1.6.7
References (5)
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2014-004.html
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/62a1295a3e08cb6c3e9f1b2a1e6e5dcaeab32527
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4967
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-205.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-64cw-m57j-65xj