PYSEC-2020-201

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    PYSEC-2020-201

    Published: 20 Feb 2020Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.

    References: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6667-f46p-pg88

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ansible

    Purl: pkg:pypi/ansible

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5.5

    Affected versions

    1.0

    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
    PYSEC-2020-201 | CVE-DB