CVE-2021-3620
Ansible Engine Insensitive Error Disclosure
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible Engine's ansible-connection module, where sensitive information such as the Ansible user credentials is disclosed by default in the traceback error message. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
INFO
Published Date :
March 3, 2022, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:22 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3620
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Ansible package to a non-vulnerable version.
- Update the affected packages based on vendor guidance.
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-2021-3620.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975767 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#security-fixes | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975767 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#security-fixes | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3620 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-2021-3620
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-3620 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-3620 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975767 Added Reference https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#security-fixes Added Reference https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 28, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3871 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3872 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3874 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4703 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4750 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3620 [No Types Assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-209 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4703 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4750 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3874 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3871 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3620 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3872 [No Types Assigned] Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-209 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 15, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975767 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975767 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#security-fixes No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#security-fixes Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-209 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform_early_access:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.9.27 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_for_ibm_power_little_endian:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_manager:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.23 }} -0.31%
score
0.42727
percentile