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.
CVE-2018-16859 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Radically simple IT automation
Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6e/95/490f5e39ee7cc7956eecd070610f0a873b97781c9efdbf6098bad2ed3ee0/ansible-2.5.4.tar.gz
Path to dependency file: yugabyte-db/managed/devops/python3_requirements.txt
Path to vulnerable library: yugabyte-db/managed/devops/python3_requirements.txt,yugabyte-db/cloud/kubernetes/yb-multiregion-k8s
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **ansible-2.5.4.tar.gz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: d5a0ed9bff63893a5435e09333d22846f6bb3acc
Found in base branch: master
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.
Publish Date: 2018-11-29
URL: CVE-2018-16859
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: High - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16859
Release Date: 2018-11-29
Fix Resolution: 2.8.0a1