CVE-2018-10875

Description

A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
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Affected: [UNKNOWN] ansible
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2166 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2152 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2150 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041396 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10875 third party advisory issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:3788 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0054 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2151 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2321 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2585 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10875?
CVE-2018-10875 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10875?
To fix CVE-2018-10875, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10875 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-10875 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-10875?
CVE-2018-10875 affects [UNKNOWN] ansible.
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