CVE-2023-4237
Ansible may expose private key
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. When creating a new keypair, the ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output. This flaw allows an attacker to fetch those keys from the log files, compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
How to fix CVE-2023-4237
To remediate CVE-2023-4237, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u1 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2023-4237 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u1
- >= 2.8.0, <= 2.15.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |