🛡️ CVE-2018-16876 — ansible
Description
Ansible sensitive information disclosure
ansible before versions 2.5.14, 2.6.11, 2.7.5 is vulnerable to a information disclosure flaw in vvv+ mode with no_log on that can lead to leakage of sensible data.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2018-16876 is classified as CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. Information that should stay internal is disclosed to someone who is not authorised to see it.
Affected software
CVE-2018-16876 is recorded against 1 package.
- ansible (from 2.7.0a1 up to 2.7.5)
Timeline and source
Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 21 November 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
usn.ubuntu.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ansible | 2.7.0a1 | 2.7.5 |
References
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