Information disclosure in Oracle Virtualization
CVE-2021-20191
A flaw was found in ansible. Credentials, such as secrets, are being disclosed in console log by default and not protected by no_log feature when using those modules. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those credentials. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Versions before ansible 2.9.18 are affected.
EPSS: 0.003 (27.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Oracle Virtualization — versions 4.0
- Redhat Ansible
- Redhat Ansible_tower — versions 3.0
- Redhat Cisco_nx-os_collection
- Redhat Community_general_collection
- Redhat Community_network_collection
- Redhat Docker_community_collection
- Redhat Google_cloud_platform_ansible_collection — versions 1.0.2
- N/a Ansible — versions ansible 2.9.18
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-20191?
- CVE-2021-20191 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Virtualization, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-20191?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-20191 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.