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.
EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Red Hat Ansible — versions 2.8 and older
- Redhat Ansible_engine
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
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.