Information disclosure in Debian Linux
CVE-2020-1746
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine affecting Ansible Engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 and 2.8.x before 2.8.11 and 2.9.x before 2.9.7 as well as Ansible Tower before and including versions 3.4.5 and 3.5.5 and 3.6.3 when the ldap_attr and ldap_entry community modules are used. The issue discloses the LDAP bind password to stdout or a log file if a playbook task is written using the bind_pw in the parameters field. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data confidentiality.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Red Hat Ansible — versions ansible-engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17, ansible-engine versions 2.8.x before 2.8.11, ansible-engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.7
- Red Hat Ansible Engine
- Red Hat Ansible Tower
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67866 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1746?
- CVE-2020-1746 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2020-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1746?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1746 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.