Vulnerability in Redhat Ansible
CVE-2014-4660
Ansible before 1.5.5 constructs filenames containing user and password fields on the basis of deb lines in sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging existence of a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
EPSS: 0.004 (30.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Redhat Ansible
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-4660?
- CVE-2014-4660 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Ansible, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2014-4660?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.