Red Hat Ansible up to 2.x/3.5 Log Credentials log file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat Ansible up to 2.x/3.5 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Log Handler. The manipulation leads to log file (Credentials). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-14846. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Ansible up to 2.x/3.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Log Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a log file vulnerability (Credentials). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Ansible, all ansible_engine-2.x versions and ansible_engine-3.x up to ansible_engine-3.5, was logging at the DEBUG level which lead to a disclosure of credentials if a plugin used a library that logged credentials at the DEBUG level. This flaw does not affect Ansible modules, as those are executed in a separate process.

The weakness was presented 10/08/2019 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-14846 since 08/10/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232217 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Ansible vulnerabilities (USN-7330-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232217). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 2.8
VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Credentials
Class: Log file / Credentials
CWE: CWE-532 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 232217
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Ansible vulnerabilities (USN-7330-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/10/2019 🔍
10/08/2019 +59 days 🔍
10/09/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2025 +1976 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: RHSA-2019:3201
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-14846 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-14846
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143153

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2019 15:48
Updated: 03/07/2025 05:49
Changes: 10/09/2019 15:48 (55), 09/28/2020 10:38 (1), 08/22/2022 09:41 (3), 01/05/2024 11:07 (3), 01/05/2024 11:14 (12), 03/07/2025 05:49 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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