Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Ansible - CVE-2021-20228
Published: February 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50818
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2021-20228
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Ansible
Ansible
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to software stores sensitive information into log files in the Ansible Engine|. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-20228
Install updates from vendor's website.