CVE-2021-3620: Ansible discloses sensitive information in traceback error message

CVE-2021-3620 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-03-03

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.

Technologies: ansible (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-3620 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-3620 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-3620?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.27, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.27.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-3620?
Yes. ansible (PyPI): upgrade to 2.9.27 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-3620?
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 2.9.27 or later
    pip install "ansible>=2.9.27"

Affected products

  • ansible (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.27, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.9.27

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-3620
  • GHSA-4r65-35qq-ch8j
  • PYSEC-2022-164

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