CVE-2020-1746
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CVE-2020-1746 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine affecting Ansible Engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 and 2.8.x before 2.8.11 and 2.9.x before 2.9.7 as well as Ansible Tower before and including versions 3.4.5 and 3.5.5 and 3.6.3 when the ldap_attr and ldap_entry community modules are used. The issue discloses the LDAP bind password to stdout or a log file if a playbook task is written using the bind_pw in the parameters field. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine affecting Ansible Engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 and 2.8.x before 2.8.11 and 2.9.x before 2.9.7 as well as Ansible Tower before and including versions 3.4.5 and 3.5.5 and 3.6.3 when the ldap_attr and ldap_entry community modules are used. The issue discloses the LDAP bind password to stdout or a log file if a playbook task is written using the bind_pw in the parameters field. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data confidentiality.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible Engine | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.17 |
| Redhat | Ansible Engine | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.11 |
| Redhat | Ansible Engine | >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | >= 3.4.0, <= 3.4.5 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | >= 3.5.0, <= 3.5.5 |
| Redhat | Ansible Tower | >= 3.6.0, <= 3.6.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1746Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67866Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1746Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67866Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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