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CVE-2023-5189
Path Traversal in galaxy-importer (CVE-2023-5189)
Summary
path traversal in galaxy-importer (CVE-2023-5189). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2023-5189** has been found in galaxy-importer.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "galaxy-importer CVE-2023-5189" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-5189 (galaxy-importer) — CWE-22 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
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 galaxy-importer.
📍 Affected scope
galaxy-importer — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ 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 'galaxy-importer' .` 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 'galaxy-importer' . | 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 `galaxy-importer` 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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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
galaxy-importer
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"0.4.16"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5189
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-55g2-vm3q-7w52
- package https://github.com/ansible/galaxy-importer
- package https://pypi.org/project/galaxy-importer
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7773
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1536
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2010
- web https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5189
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2234387
- web https://github.com/ansible/galaxy-importer/blob/2c5c7c05fdfb0835878234b36de32902c703616d/galaxy_importer/collection.py#L160-L165