Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Ansible Tower and Ansible Automation Platform - CVE-2021-3447

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Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Ansible Tower and Ansible Automation Platform - CVE-2021-3447

Published: May 10, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52984
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3447
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Ansible Tower
Ansible Automation Platform

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. A flaw was found in several ansible modules, where parameters containing credentials, such as secrets, were being logged in plain-text on managed nodes, as well as being made visible on the controller node when run in verbose mode. These parameters were not protected by the no_log feature. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-3447

Install updates from vendor's website.

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