CVE-2021-3701 (GCVE-0-2021-3701)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-23 15:50 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:01
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Summary
A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.
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CWE
  • CWE-276 - - Incorrect Default Permissions
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n/a ansible-runner Affected: Affects ansible-runner 2.0
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