CVE-2022-3644 Plaintext storage of tokens in pulp_ansible
Attackers can read plaintext authentication tokens for remote collections via the API due to improper storage and exposure in pulp_ansible.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-3644?
CVE-2022-3644 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Satellite, published on 25 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The collection remote for pulp_ansible stores tokens in plaintext instead of using pulp's encrypted field and exposes them in read/write mode via the API () instead of marking it as write only.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3644?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pulp-ansible. It affects 4 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pulp-ansible PyPI | All versions | 0.15.0 |
pulp-ansible PyPI | All versions | 0.15.0 |
pulp-ansible PyPI | All versions | 0.15.0 |
Products include Pulpproject Pulp Ansible, Redhat Ansible Automation Platform, Redhat Satellite, Redhat Update Infrastructure.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3644?
Upgrade pulp-ansible to 0.15.0 or later.
Is CVE-2022-3644 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3644 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qv37-mfjf-42h8, PYSEC-2026-900.