Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affecting ansible-core package, versions [,2.15.7rc1) [2.16.0,2.16.1rc1)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-ANSIBLECORE-6135748
- published 21 Dec 2023
- disclosed 2 Nov 2023
- credit Unknown
How to fix?
Upgrade ansible-core to version 2.15.7rc1, 2.16.1rc1 or higher.
Overview
ansible-core is an a radically simple IT automation system. It handles configuration management, application deployment, cloud provisioning, ad-hoc task execution, network automation, and multi-node orchestration. Ansible makes complex changes like zero-downtime rolling updates with load balancers easy.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'). An attacker can inject malicious code into the template, leading to unauthorized access and potential data compromise.