File Permissions Flaw in Ansible Tower by Red Hat
CVE-2019-19341

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Red Hat
Status
Tower
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 December 2019

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Ansible Tower versions prior to 3.6.2, where files in the '/var/backup/tower' directory are left world-readable. This includes critical data such as the SECRET_KEY and database backups. Any user with access to the server and knowledge of backup schedules can potentially retrieve all stored credentials, which poses a significant security risk.

Affected Version(s)

Tower all ansible_tower versions 3.6.x before 3.6.2

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-19341
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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