#VU29566 Information disclosure in Ansible and Ansible Tower - CVE-2020-1746
Published: July 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29566
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1746
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ansible
Ansible Tower
Ansible
Ansible Tower
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.
Red Hat Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to Ansible discloses the LDAP bind password to stdout or a log file if a playbook task is written using the bind_pw in the parameters field. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Successful exploitation of vulnerability requires that the ldap_attr and ldap_entry community modules are used.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.