CVE-2019-19341

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible Tower, versions 3.6.x before 3.6.2, where files in '/var/backup/tower' are left world-readable. These files include both the SECRET_KEY and the database backup. Any user with access to the Tower server, and knowledge of when a backup is run, could retrieve every credential stored in Tower. Access to data is the highest threat with this vulnerability.

Affected products

Tower: from 3.6.0 before 3.6.2 — fixed in 3.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tower 3.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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