CVE-2020-1739

ansible: svn module leaks password when specified as a parameter

Severity Score

3.9

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A flaw was found in Ansible 2.7.16 and prior, 2.8.8 and prior, and 2.9.5 and prior when a password is set with the argument "password" of svn module, it is used on svn command line, disclosing to other users within the same node. An attacker could take advantage by reading the cmdline file from that particular PID on the procfs.

Se detectó un fallo en Ansible versiones 2.7.16 y anteriores, versiones 2.8.8 y anteriores y versiones 2.9.5 y anteriores, cuando es establecida una contraseña con el argumento "password" del módulo svn, es usado en la línea de comandos svn, revelando a otros usuarios dentro del mismo nodo. Un atacante podría tomar ventaja de ello mediante una lectura del archivo cmdline de ese PID en particular en los procfs.

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine. When a password is set with the argument "password" of svn module, it is used on svn command line, disclosing to other users within the same node. An attacker could take advantage by reading the cmdline file from that particular PID on the procfs.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-11-27 CVE Reserved
2020-03-12 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67797	Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00005.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1739	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FWDK3QUVBULS3Q3PQTGEKUQYPSNOU5M3	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QT27K5ZRGDPCH7GT3DRI3LO4IVDVQUB7	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U3IMV3XEIUXL6S4KPLYYM4TVJQ2VNEP2	2023-11-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1739	2020-04-22
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1802178	2020-04-22

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible"				<= 2.7.16 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible" and version " <= 2.7.16"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible"				>= 2.8.0 <= 2.8.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible" and version " >= 2.8.0 <= 2.8.8"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible"				>= 2.9.0 <= 2.9.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible" and version " >= 2.9.0 <= 2.9.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Tower Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower"				<= 3.3.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower" and version " <= 3.3.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Tower Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower"				>= 3.4.0 <= 3.4.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower" and version " >= 3.4.0 <= 3.4.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Tower Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower"				>= 3.5.0 <= 3.5.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower" and version " >= 3.5.0 <= 3.5.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Ansible Tower Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower"				>= 3.6.0 <= 3.6.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Ansible Tower" and version " >= 3.6.0 <= 3.6.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Cloudforms Management Engine Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Cloudforms Management Engine"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Cloudforms Management Engine" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				13 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "13"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				30 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "30"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				31 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "31"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected