Red Hat Ansible up to 2.3.2/2.4.0 jenkins_plugin params Password log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Red Hat Ansible up to 2.3.2/2.4.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component jenkins_plugin Module. Performing a manipulation of the argument params as part of Parameter results in log file (Password). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7550. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Red Hat Ansible up to 2.3.2/2.4.0. This affects an unknown code of the component jenkins_plugin Module. The manipulation of the argument params as part of a Parameter leads to a log file vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-532. Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in the way Ansible (2.3.x before 2.3.3, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1) passed certain parameters to the jenkins_plugin module. Remote attackers could use this flaw to expose sensitive information from a remote host's logs. This flaw was fixed by not allowing passwords to be specified in the "params" argument, and noting this in the module documentation.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2017. The weakness was published 11/21/2017 as Bug 1473645 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7550 since 04/05/2017. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104005 (RHEL 7 : ansible (RHSA-2017:2966)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170554 (OpenSUSE Security Update for ansible (openSUSE-SU-2017:2976-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.3.3 or 2.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (104005). Similar entries are available at VDB-117006, VDB-121961 and VDB-122337. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name: Password
Class: Log file / Password
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 104005
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : ansible (RHSA-2017:2966)
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OpenVAS ID: 864140
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for ansible FEDORA-2017-8bf1b0c692
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ansible 2.3.3/2.4.1

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10/19/2017 +197 days 🔍
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11/21/2017 +32 days 🔍
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08/22/2022 +1734 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 1473645
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109785
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/22/2017 07:56
Updated: 08/22/2022 09:36
Changes: 11/22/2017 07:56 (75), 12/09/2019 11:46 (3), 08/22/2022 09:36 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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