GHSA-9x6q-5423-w5v9 CVE-2013-2233 PYSEC-2018-36
Ansible fails to cache SSH host keys
- Severity
- 0.0 / 10
- High · CVSS 4.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 1.90%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 79.63% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- —
- Not classified
- Fix
1.2.1- Upgrade ansible to this version or later
Description
Ansible before 1.2.1 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by leveraging failure to cache SSH host keys.
Affected versions
PyPI
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ansible | < 1.2.1 |
1.2.1 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
ansible PyPI → 1.2.1
- pip
pip install --upgrade "ansible>=1.2.1"- poetry
poetry add "ansible>=1.2.1"- uv
uv add "ansible>=1.2.1"
Severity breakdown
CVSS 4.0 0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
- High
- Integrity (vulnerable system)
- High
- Availability (vulnerable system)
- None
- Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
- None
- Integrity (subsequent systems)
- None
- Availability (subsequent systems)
- None
CVSS 3.0 7.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-8ggh-xwr9-3373 Ansible Community General Collection is vulnerable to exposure of sensitive information | Medium | Also affects ansible |
| GHSA-jpvw-p8pr-9g2x Ansible symlink attack vulnerability | Medium | Also affects ansible |
| GHSA-cpx3-93w7-457x Ansible leaks password to logs | High | Also affects ansible |
| GHSA-fh5v-5f35-2rv2 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in ansible | Medium | Also affects ansible |
| GHSA-4r65-35qq-ch8j Ansible discloses sensitive information in traceback error message | Medium | Also affects ansible |
| GHSA-2pfh-q76x-gwvm Improper Input Validation and Command Injection in Ansible | High | Also affects ansible |
| PYSEC-2021-126 A flaw was found in Ansible if an ansible user sets ANSIBLE_ASYNC_DIR to a subdirectory of a world writable directory. | Not rated yet | Also affects ansible |
| GHSA-r6h7-5pq2-j77h Insufficiently random values in Ansible | Medium | Also affects ansible |
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