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CVE-2020-1753 Detail

Current Description

A security flaw was found in Ansible Engine, all Ansible 2.7.x versions prior to 2.7.17, all Ansible 2.8.x versions prior to 2.8.11 and all Ansible 2.9.x versions prior to 2.9.7, when managing kubernetes using the k8s module. Sensitive parameters such as passwords and tokens are passed to kubectl from the command line, not using an environment variable or an input configuration file. This will disclose passwords and tokens from process list and no_log directive from debug module would not have any effect making these secrets being disclosed on stdout and log files.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Red Hat, Inc.
Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1753 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ansible-collections/kubernetes/pull/51 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DKPA4KC3OJSUFASUYMG66HKJE7ADNGFW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MRRYUU5ZBLPBXCYG6CFP35D64NP2UB2S/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQVOQD4VAIXXTVQAJKTN7NUGTJFE2PCB/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Red Hat, Inc.  
CWE-214 Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information Red Hat, Inc.  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (including)
2.7.16
 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
2.8.0		Up to (including)
2.8.8
 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
2.9.0		Up to (including)
2.9.5
 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
3.3.4
 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
3.4.0		Up to (including)
3.4.5
 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
3.5.0		Up to (including)
3.5.5
 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
From (including)
3.6.0		Up to (including)
3.6.3


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-1753
NVD Published Date:
03/16/2020
NVD Last Modified:
04/27/2020