Vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible

CVE-2022-3697

A flaw was found in Ansible in the amazon.aws collection when using the tower_callback parameter from the amazon.aws.ec2_instance module. This flaw allows an attacker to take advantage of this issue as the module is handling the parameter insecurely, leading to the password leaking in the logs.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-3697: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Red Hat Ansible
  • Red Hat Ansible Collection
  • Ansible, Ansible Community.aws, Amazon.aws — versions ansible from 2.5.0 before 2.10, ansible community.aws before 2.0.0, ansible amazon.aws from 2.1.0 before 5.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3697?
CVE-2022-3697 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ansible, classified under CWE-233. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-3697?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.