CVE-2021-20228: Ansible Exposes Sensitive Information

CVE-2021-20228 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-04-29

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine 2.9.18, where sensitive info is not masked by default and is not protected by the no_log feature when using the sub-option feature of the basic.py module. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Technologies: ansible (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-20228 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-20228 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-20228?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 April 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.19, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.10.0a1,fixed=2.10.6rc1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-20228?
Yes. ansible (PyPI): upgrade to 2.10.6rc1, 2.9.19 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-20228?
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 2.10.6rc1, 2.9.19 or later
    pip install "ansible>=2.10.6rc1"

Affected products

  • ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.19, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.10.0a1,fixed=2.10.6rc1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-20228
  • GHSA-5rrg-rr89-x9mv
  • PYSEC-2021-1

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