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CVE-2021-20180 (GCVE-0-2021-20180)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-16 14:12 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
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Summary
A flaw was found in ansible module where credentials are disclosed in the console log by default and not protected by the security feature when using the bitbucket_pipeline_variable module. This flaw allows an attacker to steal bitbucket_pipeline credentials. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Ansible Affected: Fixed in ansible 2.9.18
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