#VU83506 Insufficiently protected credentials in Pulp plugin for Ansible - CVE-2022-3644

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83506

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pulp plugin for Ansible
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Pulp

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

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

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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.