CVE-2018-16859
"Ansible Engine PowerShell Logging Password Exposure"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 29, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2019, 9:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
0.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-16859.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/49142 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2018-16859 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2018-16859 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-532 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 14, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/49142 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/49142 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-532 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.13 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (excluding) 2.6.10 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.0 up to (excluding) 2.7.4 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.5 up to (including) 2.8 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3773 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3772 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3771 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3770 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106004 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16859 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16859
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile