CVE-2014-4660
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.06%Ansible discloses credential information
Published: 5/17/2022Modified: 9/10/2024
Description
Ansible before 1.5.5 constructs filenames containing user and password fields on the basis of deb lines in `sources.list`, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging existence of a file that uses the `deb http://user:pass@server:port/` format.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/ansiblefrom 0, < 1.5.5+dfsg-1
- PyPI/ansiblefrom 0, < 1.5.5
- PyPI/ansiblefrom 0, < c4b5e46054c74176b2446c82d4df1a2610eddc08 | from 0, < 1.5.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References (8)
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4660
- WEBhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
- WEBhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/c4b5e46054c74176b2446c82d4df1a2610eddc08
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-202.yaml
- WEBhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4660
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200229060002/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68231
- WEBhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/19
- WEBhttps://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68231