SB2018120428 - Ansible Engine 2.5 update for ansible

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SB2018120428 - Ansible Engine 2.5 update for ansible

Published: December 4, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018120428
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16859)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local attacker with administrative privileges to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the plaintext exposure of “become” passwords when Ansible playbooks are executed on a Windows system with PowerShell scriptblock logging and module logging. A local attacker can discover the plaintext password that can be used to conduct further attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References