CVE-2018-16837 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2018-16837 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 23/10/2018 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2018
Source: redhat | Vendor: [UNKNOWN] | Product: Ansible
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2018-16837 Description

Ansible "User" module leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lean in undesirable situations such as passphrases credentials passed as a parameter for the ssh-keygen executable. Showing those credentials in clear text form for every user which have access just to the process list.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)*
    Attack Complexity (AC)*
    Privileges Required (PR)*
    User Interaction (UI)*
    Scope (S)*

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)*
    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-214
CWE Name: CWE-214
Source: [UNKNOWN]

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).