Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Ansible - CVE-2021-20180

 

Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in Ansible - CVE-2021-20180

Published: February 9, 2021 / Updated: February 22, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50429
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-2021-20180
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Ansible

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the bitbucket_pipeline_variable module in ansible-collection discloses by default credentials in the console log. A local user can obtain bitbucket_pipeline credentials.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-20180

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources