CVE-2021-20228 — HIGH (7.5)

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine 2.9.18, where sensitive info is not masked by default and is not protected by the no_log feature when using the sub-option feature of the basic.py module. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Ansible Engine	2.9.18
Redhat	Ansible Automation Platform	1.2
Redhat	Ansible Tower	3.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925002Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73487PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925002Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73487PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-20228?

CVE-2021-20228 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine 2.9.18, where sensitive info is not masked by default and is not protected by the no_log feature when using the sub-option feature of the basic.py module. This f...

How severe is CVE-2021-20228?

CVE-2021-20228 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-20228?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ansible Engine, Redhat Ansible Automation Platform, Redhat Ansible Tower, Debian Debian Linux.