CVE-2018-16859: Medium severity red hat ansible engine vulnerability

Published Nov 14, 2018
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

10 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ansible-engine<2.5.13
2.5.13
redhat/ansible-engine<2.6.10
2.6.10
redhat/ansible-engine<2.7.4
2.7.4
pip/ansible>=2.6.0a1<2.6.9
2.6.9
pip/ansible>=0<2.5.12
2.5.12
pip/ansible>=2.7.0a1<2.7.3
2.7.3
RedHat Ansible Engine<2.5.13
RedHat Ansible Engine>=2.6.0<2.6.10
RedHat Ansible Engine>=2.7.0<2.7.4
RedHat Ansible Engine>=2.7.5<=2.8

Event History

Nov 29, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
May 14, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·01:14 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-16859.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16859?

The severity of CVE-2018-16859 is medium, with a severity value of 4.4.

3

Which Ansible versions are affected by CVE-2018-16859?

Ansible versions 2.5.13 up to exclusive, 2.6.10 up to exclusive, and 2.7.4 up to exclusive are affected.

4

How can a local user with administrator privileges exploit CVE-2018-16859?

A local user with administrator privileges can view EventLogs to discover plaintext passwords.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2018-16859?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2018-16859 is available in Ansible versions 2.5.13, 2.6.10, and 2.7.4.

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