Vulnerability in Ansible Django-Ansible-Base
CVE-2025-7738
A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) where the Gateway API returns the client secret for certain GitHub Enterprise authenticators in clear text. This vulnerability affects administrators or auditors accessing authenticator configurations. While access is limited to privileged users, the clear text exposure of sensitive credentials increases the risk of accidental leaks or misuse.
EPSS: 0.002 (11.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Ansible Django-ansible-base — versions 0
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:2.5.20250730-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:2.5.20250730-1.el9ap
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
- secalert@redhat.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-7738?
- CVE-2025-7738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ansible Django-Ansible-Base, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2025-7738?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-7738 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.