CVE-2021-3620

Aliases:GHSA-4r65-35qq-ch8jPYSEC-2022-164
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 03 Mar 2022, 18:23
Last modified:13 Feb 2025, 16:28

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.29% LOW
0% probability +0.09%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Mar 2022, 18:23
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
13 Feb 2025, 16:28
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.29%• Percentile: 53%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-209•Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

    The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data.

Affected Systems

  • PyPI•ansible

    < fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0 | < 2.9.27

  • redhat•ansible_automation_platform_early_access

    2.0

  • redhat•ansible_engine

    < 2.9.27

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    8.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian

    8.0

  • redhat•openstack

    1 | 16.1

  • redhat•virtualization

    4.0

  • redhat•virtualization_for_ibm_power_little_endian

    4.0

  • redhat•virtualization_host

    4.0

  • redhat•virtualization_manager

    4.4

References (14)