Red Hat Ansible up to 2.4.4/2.5.4 Log File log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Red Hat Ansible up to 2.4.4/2.5.4. This affects an unknown function of the component Log File. Executing a manipulation can lead to log file. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-10855. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Ansible up to 2.4.4/2.5.4 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Log File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Ansible 2.5 prior to 2.5.5, and 2.4 prior to 2.4.5, do not honor the no_log task flag for failed tasks. When the no_log flag has been used to protect sensitive data passed to a task from being logged, and that task does not run successfully, Ansible will expose sensitive data in log files and on the terminal of the user running Ansible.

The bug was discovered 08/03/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-10855 since 05/09/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110654 (RHEL 7 : ansible (RHSA-2018:1949)), 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 237089 (Red Hat Update for ansible (RHSA-2019:0054)).

Upgrading to version 2.4.5 or 2.5.5 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 databases at Tenable (110654) and SecurityFocus (BID 105700†). The entries VDB-120136, VDB-121475, VDB-125887 and VDB-132546 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Log file
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 110654
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : ansible (RHSA-2018:1949)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ansible 2.4.5/2.5.5

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05/09/2018 🔍
06/19/2018 +41 days 🔍
06/22/2018 +3 days 🔍
07/02/2018 +9 days 🔍
07/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
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08/03/2018 +31 days 🔍
10/23/2018 +81 days 🔍
03/29/2023 +1618 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2018:1948
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-10855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-10855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-120172
SecurityFocus: 105700 - Ansible CVE-2018-16837 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2018 17:39
Updated: 03/29/2023 17:03
Changes: 07/03/2018 17:39 (73), 02/24/2020 08:06 (4), 08/22/2022 09:37 (4), 03/29/2023 17:03 (2)
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