Is CVE-2021-3447 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 0%.

What products does CVE-2021-3447 affect?

Tracked products affected include Ansible. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2021-3447?

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2021-3447

Q: What is CVE-2021-3447?

CVE-2021-3447 is a medium-severity software vulnerability (CWE-532) with a CVSS score of 5.5. A flaw was found in several ansible modules, where parameters containing credentials, such as secrets, were being logged in plain-text on managed nodes, as well as being made visible on the controller node when run in verbose mode. These pa

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-532

5.5CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

A flaw was found in several ansible modules, where parameters containing credentials, such as secrets, were being logged in plain-text on managed nodes, as well as being made visible on the controller node when run in verbose mode. These parameters were not protected by the no_log feature. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those credentials, provided when they have access to the log files containing them. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform in versions before 1.2.2 and Ansible Tower in versions before 3.8.2.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredLow

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactNone

Availability impactNone

Exploit probability (EPSS)0%

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

Ansible

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

CVE-2021-3447

Summary

Impact & exploitability

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

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