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CVE-2018-16859

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Published: Nov 29, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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4.4
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable.

Affected (4)

Redhat
1 product
Ansible Engine
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Redhat
Ansible Engine
Before 2.5.13
Ansible Engine
From 2.6.0 to 2.6.10
Ansible Engine
From 2.7.0 to 2.7.4
Ansible Engine
From 2.7.5 to 2.8

Related CWEs

CWE-532
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

References (20)

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Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory

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