CVE-2021-20178

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    CVE-2021-20178

    Published: 26 May 2021Last Modified: 18 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.9.18/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#security-fixes%2C, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUQ2QKAQA5OW2TY3ACZZMFIAJ2EQTG37/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIU7QZUV73U6ZQ65VJWSFBTCALVXLH55/, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914774, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1635%2C

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4455e60166a8271771d96c24f47b6714130d200f

    Affected versions

    v2.9.18rc1
    v2.9.17
    v2.9.17rc1
    v2.9.16
    v2.9.16rc1
    v2.9.15
    v2.9.15rc1
    v2.9.14
    v2.9.14rc1
    v2.9.13
    v2.9.12
    v2.9.11
    v2.9.10
    v2.9.9
    v2.9.8
    v2.9.7
    v2.9.6
    v2.9.5
    v2.9.4
    v2.9.3
    v2.9.2
    v2.9.1
    v2.9.0
    v2.9.0rc5
    v2.9.0rc4
    v2.9.0rc3
    v2.9.0rc2
    v2.9.0rc1
    v2.9.0b1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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