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
EPSS: 0.004 (34.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Debian 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
- Redhat Ansible_engine
- Redhat Ansible_tower
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
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.