# CVE-2017-7550: Ansible Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-7550-ansible-insertion-of-sensitive-information-into-log-file  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-11-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-7550 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2017-11-21

A flaw was found in the way Ansible (2.3.x before 2.3.3, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1) passed certain parameters to the jenkins_plugin module. Remote attackers could use this flaw to expose sensitive information from a remote host's logs. This flaw was fixed by not allowing passwords to be specified in the "params" argument, and noting this in the module documentation.

Technologies: [ansible (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ansible). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-7550 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-7550 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-7550?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 November 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0.0,fixed=2.3.3.0,introduced=2.4.0.0,fixed=2.4.1.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.4.0.0,fixed=2.4.1.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-7550?** Yes. ansible (PyPI): upgrade to 2.4.1.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-7550?** Check whether you run ansible (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- ansible (PyPI): upgrade to 2.4.1.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "ansible>=2.4.1.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0.0,fixed=2.3.3.0,introduced=2.4.0.0,fixed=2.4.1.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.4.0.0,fixed=2.4.1.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-7550
- GHSA-588w-w6mv-3cw5
- PYSEC-2017-4

## Related threats

- [PYSEC-2026-1120 - Ansible symlink attack vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-5115-ansible-symlink-attack-vulnerability)
- [PYSEC-2026-768 - Ansible leaks password to logs](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-3697-ansible-leaks-password-to-logs)
- [PYSEC-2026-618 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in ansible](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-20180-insertion-of-sensitive-information-into-log-file-in-ansible)
- [Ansible community.general information exposure in Keycloak user module](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-14010-ansible-community-general-information-exposure-in-keycloak-user)
- [Ansible discloses sensitive information in traceback error message](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-3620-ansible-discloses-sensitive-information-in-traceback-error-message)