Ansible Collections amazon.aws ec2_instance tower_callback parameters

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ansible Collections amazon.aws. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ec2_instance. The manipulation of the argument tower_callback results in improper handling of parameters. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-3697. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ansible Collections amazon.aws (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component ec2_instance. The manipulation of the argument tower_callback with an unknown input leads to a improper handling of parameters vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-233. The product does not properly handle when the expected number of parameters, fields, or arguments is not provided in input, or if those parameters are undefined. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in Ansible in the amazon.aws collection when using the tower_callback parameter from the amazon.aws.ec2_instance module. This flaw allows an attacker to take advantage of this issue as the module is handling the parameter insecurely, leading to the password leaking in the logs.

The weakness was released 10/29/2022. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-3697 since 10/26/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214484). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Improper handling of parameters
CWE: CWE-233 / CWE-229 / CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 214484
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3695 : ansible - security update

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

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10/26/2022 🔍
10/29/2022 +3 days 🔍
10/29/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/23/2025 +817 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212466

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2022 09:22
Updated: 01/23/2025 02:48
Changes: 10/29/2022 09:22 (39), 01/23/2025 02:48 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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