Insufficiently protected credentials in pulp_ansible

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU83506

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3644

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to pulp_ansible stores tokens in plaintext instead of using pulp's encrypted field and exposes them in read/write mode via the API () instead of marking it as write only. A local user can obtain credentials of Ansible users.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Pulp plugin for Ansible: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:pulp:pulp_ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/pulp/pulp_ansible/blob/main/pulp_ansible/app/models.py#L234

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.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.