Awxkit: path traversal via yaml !include directive
A path traversal vulnerability was found in awxkit, the CLI tool for AWX. The YAML !include directive does not sanitize file paths, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious YAML file that reads arbitrary YAML-formatted files from the local filesystem when a user imports it using "awx --conf.format yaml import". This is a client-side vulnerability requiring user interaction.
The following practices would help for avoiding exposure to this flaw:
1) Prioritize the default JSON import format instead of YAML.
2) Avoid importing YAML files from untrusted sources.