#VU30975 Information disclosure in Ansible - CVE-2019-10156

 

#VU30975 Information disclosure in Ansible - CVE-2019-10156

Published: July 31, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30975
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10156
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ansible
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

A flaw was discovered in the way Ansible templating was implemented in versions before 2.6.18, 2.7.12 and 2.8.2, causing the possibility of information disclosure through unexpected variable substitution. By taking advantage of unintended variable substitution the content of any variable may be disclosed.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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