CVE-2017-7550

ansible: jenkins_plugin module exposes passwords in remote host logs

Published Nov 21, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in the way Ansible (2.3.x before 2.3.3, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1) passed certain parameters to the jenkins_plugin module. Remote attackers could use this flaw to expose sensitive information from a remote host's logs. This flaw was fixed by not allowing passwords to be specified in the "params" argument, and noting this in the module documentation.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0004 A flaw was found in the way Ansible (2.3.x before 2.3.3, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1) passed certain parameters to the jenkins_plugin module. Remote attackers could use this flaw to expose sensitive information from a remote host's logs. This flaw was fixed by not allowing passwords to be specified in the \"params\" argument, and noting this in the module documentation.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-588w-w6mv-3cw5 Ansible Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 21, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:24 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 25, 2017, 12:00 AM