CVE-2018-16859

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.
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-11-29 10:29

Updated : 2019-04-03 02:29


NVD link : CVE-2018-16859

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16859


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CWE
CWE-532

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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Products Affected

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  • ansible_engine