Information disclosure in Red Hat Ansible
CVE-2018-16859
Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible — versions 2.8 and older
- Red Hat Ansible Engine
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/49142 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772 (vendor-advisory, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16859?
- CVE-2018-16859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2018-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16859?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.