What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-5115?

CVE-2023-5115 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-5115?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-5115. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Ansible Automation Platform CVE-2023-5115

MEDIUM

Absolute Path Traversal (CWE-36)

2023-12-18 secalert@redhat.com

Path Traversal Debian Red Hat Debian Linux Ansible Automation Platform Ansible Developer Ansible Inside

6.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-36 OWASP Top 10:2025 A01:2025 - Broken Access Control ASVS 5.0 V5 - File Handling Absolute path validation
Impact	CVSS score of 6.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

pypi ansible fix: 8.5.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in pypi

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-36. An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path. Affected products include: Redhat Ansible Automation Platform, Redhat Ansible Inside, Redhat Ansible Developer, Debian Debian Linux.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

DescriptionNVD

An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.9%

Top 46% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.9%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +1

CVSS: +32

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path Traversal HIGH

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_inside:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_inside:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_developer:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_developer:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

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 REF https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2233810 REF https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html

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