SVN password disclosure via command-line arguments
Published Mar 12, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Information disclosure in Red Hat Ansible 2.7.16 and earlier, 2.8.8 and earlier, or 2.9.5 and earlier allows local users to read SVN passwords. The subversion module appends its password argument to the svn command as --password, exposing the secret in /proc//cmdline while the process runs. Exploitation requires another local user on the affected node and a task that invokes the module with a password; the bounded consequence is disclosure of that SVN credential.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Red Hat Ansible 2.7.16 and earlier, 2.8.8 and earlier, or 2.9.5 and earlier allows local users to read SVN passwords. The subversion module appends its password argument to the svn command as --password, exposing the secret in /proc//cmdline while the process runs. Exploitation requires another local user on the affected node and a task that invokes the module with a password; the bounded consequence is disclosure of that SVN credential.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-1739
- Published
- Mar 12, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Ansible
- Classifications
- CWE-200, T1552.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 12, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2.7.16 and prior
- Affected versionversion=2.8.8 and prior
- Affected versionversion=2.9.5 and prior
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