VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4660

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.38%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-02-20

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Ansible before 1.5.5 constructs filenames containing user and password fields on the basis of deb lines in sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging existence of a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.

Weakness classification

CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Release Notes
cve@mitre.org — Patch
cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry