CVE-2018-16859
CVSS V2 Low 2.1
CVSS V3 Medium 4.4
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-16859
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-11-29T18:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-04-03T09:29:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.5.13 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.6.0 | 2.6.10 |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.7.0 | 2.7.4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.7.5 | 2.8 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 2.1
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/49142 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16859 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16859 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:44:42 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 14:50:38 | 2018-11-29T18:29Z | 2018-11-29T18:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 14:50:38 | 2019-04-03T09:29:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 14:50:38 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |