Information disclosure in Fedoraproject Fedora
CVE-2021-20178
A flaw was found in ansible module where credentials are disclosed in the console log by default and not protected by the security feature when using the bitbucket_pipeline_variable module. This flaw allows an attacker to steal bitbucket_pipeline credentials. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
- Red Hat Ansible
- Red Hat Ansible Tower — versions 3.0
- Ansible — versions before 2.9.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1635,
- github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.9.18/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-20178?
- CVE-2021-20178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-20178?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.