CVE-2018-16859
Medium
Description
Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.2
Exploit probability—
Product
Redhat Ansible Engine
PublishedNov 29, 2018
First seenNov 29, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-532CWE-532
How to fix
Update
- redhat ansible_engine2.5.13, 2.6.10, 2.7.4 or later
- ansible2.7.3, 2.5.12, 2.6.9, 2.7.4, 2.8.1, 2.5.13, 2.6.10 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| redhat ansible_engine | v < 2.5.13, 2.6.0 ≤ v < 2.6.10, 2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.4, 2.7.5 ≤ v ≤ 2.8 | 2.5.13, 2.6.10, 2.7.4 |
| ansiblePyPI | 2.7.0a1 ≤ v < 2.7.3, v < 2.5.12, 2.6.0a1 ≤ v < 2.6.9, 2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.4, 2.7.5 ≤ v < 2.8.1, v < 2.5.13, 2.6.0 ≤ v < 2.6.10 | 2.7.3, 2.5.12, 2.6.9, 2.7.4, 2.8.1, 2.5.13, 2.6.10 |
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