ansible-playbook-k/Ansible CLI Tools up to 2.6.18/2.7.12/2.8.3 Template Special Char Password input validation

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in ansible-playbook-k and Ansible CLI Tools up to 2.6.18/2.7.12/2.8.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Template Handler. Executing a manipulation as part of Special Char can lead to input validation (Password). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-10206. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in ansible-playbook-k and Ansible CLI Tools up to 2.6.18/2.7.12/2.8.3. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Template Handler. The manipulation as part of a Special Char leads to a input validation vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

ansible-playbook -k and ansible cli tools, all versions 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and all 2.6.x before 2.6.19, prompt passwords by expanding them from templates as they could contain special characters. Passwords should be wrapped to prevent templates trigger and exposing them.

The weakness was published 11/22/2019 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-10206 since 03/27/2019. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214484 (Debian dla-3695 : ansible - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.6.19, 2.7.13 or 2.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214484). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• ansible-playbook-k
• Ansible CLI Tools

Version

• 2.6.0
• 2.6.1
• 2.6.2
• 2.6.3
• 2.6.4
• 2.6.5
• 2.6.6
• 2.6.7
• 2.6.8
• 2.6.9
• 2.6.10
• 2.6.11
• 2.6.12
• 2.6.13
• 2.6.14
• 2.6.15
• 2.6.16
• 2.6.17
• 2.6.18
• 2.7.0
• 2.7.1
• 2.7.2
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.7.5
• 2.7.6
• 2.7.7
• 2.7.8
• 2.7.9
• 2.7.10
• 2.7.11
• 2.7.12
• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2
• 2.8.3

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