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CVE-2023-5764
Vulnerability in ansible-core (CVE-2023-5764)
Summary
vulnerability in ansible-core (CVE-2023-5764). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.14.12` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2023-5764** has been found in ansible-core.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade ansible-core to **2.14.12** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "ansible-core CVE-2023-5764" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-5764 (ansible-core) — CWE-1336 /
Attack vector: local
Patched: `2.14.12` — 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
**A vulnerability** (CWE-1336) exists in ansible-core.
📍 Affected scope
ansible-core — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.14.12**.
🛡️ 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-core' .` 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-core' . | 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-core` 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-core to 2.14.12ステージング環境で 2.14.12 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-core
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.14.12"}]}]
References
- advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241025-0001/
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5764
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j69-qfc3-2fq9
- package https://pypi.org/project/ansible-core
- web https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7Q6CHPVCHMZS5M7V22GOKFSXZAQ24EU/
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7773
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5764
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2247629
- web https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/270b39f6ff02511a2199505161218cbd1a5ae34f
- web https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/7239d2d371bc6e274cbb7314e01431adce6ae25a
- web https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fea130480d261ea5bf6fcd5cf19a348f1686ceb1
- web https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- web https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7Q6CHPVCHMZS5M7V22GOKFSXZAQ24EU