{"answers":{"affected":"7 open source packages ship an affected version, including ansible. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16859 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade ansible to a fixed version for your release line: 2.5.12, 2.6.9, 2.7.4 or 2.8.1.","what":"CVE-2018-16859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat ansible, published on 29 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2018-16859 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2018-16859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat ansible, published on 29 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16859 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- ansible (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.5.12\n- ansible (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2.5.12\n- ansible (PyPI): affected from 2.6.0a1; fixed in 2.6.9\n- ansible (PyPI): affected from 2.6.0a1; fixed in 2.6.9\n- ansible (PyPI): affected from 2.7.0; fixed in 2.7.4, 2.8.1, 2.5.13, 2.6.10\n- ansible (PyPI): affected from 2.7.0a1; fixed in 2.7.3\n- ansible (PyPI): affected from 2.7.0a1; fixed in 2.7.3\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16859/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16859/index.md)","id":"CVE-2018-16859","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16859/index.md","name":"CVE-2018-16859","record":{"aliases":["ALPINE-CVE-2018-16859","GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r","PYSEC-2018-60","RHSA-2018:3770","RHSA-2018:3771","RHSA-2018:3772","RHSA-2018:3773"],"analysis":{"component_type":"developer_tool","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Ansible automation tool","requires_auth":"high_privilege","summary":"Local administrators can view plaintext become passwords in Windows EventLogs when specific logging features are enabled in Ansible.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"redhat","cpe":[{"product":"ansible_engine","vendor":"redhat"}],"cvss":{"score":4.2,"severity":"medium","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-532","name":"Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File"}],"description":"Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable.","ecosystems":["PyPI","Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.5::el7","Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.6::el7","Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.7::el7","Red Hat:ansible_engine:2::el7"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Ansible Logs Passwords If PowerShell ScriptBlock is Enabled","id":"CVE-2018-16859","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"PyPI","product":null,"products":[],"type":"information_disclosure","year":"2018"},"n_packages":12,"n_references":10,"next":{"headline":"Auth bypass in samba","id":"CVE-2018-16860"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.5.12"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.5.12"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","source":"GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.6.9"],"introduced":["2.6.0a1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.6.9"],"introduced":["2.6.0a1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","source":"GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.7.4","2.8.1","2.5.13","2.6.10"],"introduced":["2.7.0","2.7.5","0","2.6.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","source":"PYSEC-2018-60"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.7.3"],"introduced":["2.7.0a1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","fixed":["2.7.3"],"introduced":["2.7.0a1"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:pypi/ansible","source":"GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r"},{"ecosystem":"Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.5::el7","fixed":["0:2.5.13-1.el7ae"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:rpm/redhat/ansible","source":"RHSA-2018:3770"},{"ecosystem":"Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.5::el7","fixed":["0:2.5.13-1.el7ae"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible-doc","purl":"pkg:rpm/redhat/ansible-doc","source":"RHSA-2018:3770"},{"ecosystem":"Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.6::el7","fixed":["0:2.6.10-1.el7ae"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:rpm/redhat/ansible","source":"RHSA-2018:3771"},{"ecosystem":"Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.7::el7","fixed":["0:2.7.4-1.el7ae"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:rpm/redhat/ansible","source":"RHSA-2018:3773"},{"ecosystem":"Red Hat:ansible_engine:2::el7","fixed":["0:2.7.4-1.el7ae"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"ansible","purl":"pkg:rpm/redhat/ansible","source":"RHSA-2018:3772"}],"prev":{"headline":"Path traversal in libreoffice","id":"CVE-2018-16858"},"products":["ansible"],"published":"2018-11-29","related":[{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Ansible Improper Input Validation vulnerability","id":"CVE-2018-10874","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-07-02"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Path Traversal in Ansible","id":"CVE-2020-1737","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-03-09"},{"cvss_score":7.4,"headline":"OS Command Injection in ansible","id":"CVE-2020-1734","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-03-03"},{"cvss_score":7.3,"headline":"Ansible leaks sensitive information to logs when told not to","id":"CVE-2019-14858","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2019-10-14"},{"cvss_score":5.2,"headline":"Path Traversal in Ansible","id":"CVE-2020-10691","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-04-30"},{"cvss_score":2.2,"headline":"Improper Input Validation in ansible","id":"CVE-2016-8647","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-07-26"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"PyPA Advisory Database","prefix":"PYSEC"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"Red Hat","prefix":"RHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-05","vendors":["Red Hat"]},"summary":"Local administrators can view plaintext become passwords in Windows EventLogs when specific logging features are enabled in Ansible.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16859/"}