#VU22998 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Ansible Tower


Published: 2019-11-26

Vulnerability identifier: #VU22998

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14890

CWE-ID: CWE-312

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Ansible Tower
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the application return a list of all users and their passwords in clear text via the "/api/v2/config" URL when applying the Ansible Tower license. A remote low privileged attacker can gain access to passwords of all users of the application.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Ansible Tower: 3.6.0


External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14890
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3958


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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