Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Ansible
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-20180 CVE-2021-20178 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-532 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Ansible Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
Updated 22.02.2021
Added fixed version.
1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files
EUVDB-ID: #VU50429
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20180
CWE-ID:
CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the bitbucket_pipeline_variable module in ansible-collection discloses by default credentials in the console log. A local user can obtain bitbucket_pipeline credentials.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAnsible: 2.10.0b1 - 2.10.5
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202102-9
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1915808
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1635
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/commit/a3f08377b2000f8e179e361bcfef4afec18ba1e5
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files
EUVDB-ID: #VU50428
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20178
CWE-ID:
CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the snmp_facts module in Ansible discloses 'authkey' and 'privkey' credentials. A local user with access to the output of playbook execution can obtain SNMP credentials.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsAnsible: 2.10.0b1 - 2.10.5
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202102-9
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914774
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1621
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/commit/fa2d2d6971d668f82207dd3e265820fdb4b0048d
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
