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CVE-2023-5115
Path Traversal in ansible (CVE-2023-5115)
Summary
path traversal in ansible (CVE-2023-5115). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to `8.5.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2023-5115** has been found in ansible.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade ansible to **8.5.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "ansible CVE-2023-5115" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-5115 (ansible) — CWE-22 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Patched: `8.5.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Path traversal** (CWE-22) exists in ansible.
📍 Affected scope
ansible — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers
🔧 How to fix
Update to **8.5.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'ansible' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'ansible' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `ansible` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade ansible to 8.5.0ステージング環境で 8.5.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
ansible
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"8.5.0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5701
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5758
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5115
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5115
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpvw-p8pr-9g2x
- package https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- package https://pypi.org/project/ansible
- report https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2233810
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html
- web https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/1e930684bc0a76ec3d094cd326738ad26416541c
- web https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/16d36538b96c65d9e0e28d89781361b69857ac0e/8/CHANGELOG-v8.rst#L221