Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.4
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 4.2
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-ansible | Oct 1, 2024 | Nov 29, 2018 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-ansible | Apr 3, 2019 | Nov 29, 2018 |
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