CVE-2018-16859

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-16859
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-11-29 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-04-03 09:29:00 UTC
DescriptionExecution 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-532

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Ansible Engine All All All All
Application Redhat Ansible Engine All All All All
Application Redhat Ansible Engine All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ansible Playbooks CVE-2018-16859 Plaintext Password Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1858-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
1649607 – (CVE-2018-16859) CVE-2018-16859 ansible: become password logged in plaintext when used with PowerShell on Windows CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
split PS wrapper and payload by nitzmahone · Pull Request #49142 · ansible/ansible · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1125-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
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