CVE-2019-14890 Information disclosure in Tower

High 8.4 Published 26 Nov 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Low-privilege attackers can retrieve plain-text credentials from the database via the config API endpoint in Ansible Tower.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-14890?

CVE-2019-14890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Ansible Tower, published on 26 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Ansible Tower before 3.6.1 where an attacker with low privilege could retrieve usernames and passwords credentials from the new RHSM saved in plain text into the database at '/api/v2/config' when applying the Ansible Tower license.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14890?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Ansible Tower.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14890?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-14890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-785w-m3xw-jfp8.