Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-1746
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine affecting Ansible Engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 and 2.8.x before 2.8.11 and 2.9.x before 2.9.7 as well as Ansible Tower before and including versions 3.4.5 and 3.5.5 and 3.6.3 when the ldap_attr and ldap_entry community modules are used. The issue discloses the LDAP bind password to stdout or a log file if a playbook task is written using the bind_pw in the parameters field. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data confidentiality.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-1746
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 14 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-1746
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1.9
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LOW | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.4
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2.9
|
NIST |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.3
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3.6
|
Red Hat, Inc. |
|
5.0
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.3
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-1746
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-1746
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https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67866
CVE-2020-1746 - Remove the params module option from ldap_attr and ldap_etnry by abadger · Pull Request #67866 · ansible/ansible · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4950-1 ansibleThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1746
1805491 – (CVE-2020-1746) CVE-2020-1746 ansible: Information disclosure issue in ldap_attr and ldap_entry modulesIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2020-1746
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*