Red Hat Ansible Collection insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Red Hat Ansible. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Collection Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-3681. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Red Hat Ansible (affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Collection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 04/18/2022 as 1977. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-3681 since 08/03/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/22/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

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

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Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Remote: Partially

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08/03/2021 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: 1977
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-3681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-3681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-197632

Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2022 22:08
Updated: 08/22/2022 09:56
Changes: 04/18/2022 22:08 (37), 04/21/2022 14:22 (1), 04/21/2022 14:26 (1), 08/22/2022 09:56 (3)
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