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CVE-2021-20191

Public on 2021-03-18
Modified on 2021-03-19
Description

A flaw was found in ansible. Credentials, such as secrets, are being disclosed in console log by default and not protected by no_log feature when using those modules. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those credentials. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core ansible 2021-03-18 01:13 ALAS2-2021-1613
Amazon Linux 2 - Ansible2 Extra ansible 2023-08-21 21:01 ALAS2ANSIBLE2-2023-004

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Red Hat: CVE-2021-20191 Mitre: CVE-2021-20191 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity