CVE-2018-16859PYSEC-2018-60GHSA-V735-2PP6-H86R
Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' pa
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- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2.7.4, 2.8.1, 2.5.13, 2.6.10, 2.7.3, and 2 more
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
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Affected versions
- Red Hat ansible
Version range not reported
- ansiblePyPI
From 2.7.0 · fixed in 2.7.4; From 2.7.5 · fixed in 2.8.1; fixed in 2.5.13; From 2.6.0 · fixed in 2.6.10
- ansiblePyPI
From 2.7.0a1 · fixed in 2.7.3
- ansiblePyPI
fixed in 2.5.12
- ansiblePyPI
From 2.6.0a1 · fixed in 2.6.9