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TI-2014-03842 Aliases CVE-2014-4660GHSA-5xm4-jmpw-p6j3

Ansible before 1.5.5 constructs filenames containing user and password fields on the…

Priority LOW 25CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ansible (PyPI): 1.5.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—ansible (PyPI)before 1.5.51.5.5Patch availableGHSA-5xm4-jmpw-p6j3
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • ansible (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.5.5 Fixed in 1.5.5 Patch available GHSA-5xm4-jmpw-p6j3

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.5.5VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5xm4-jmpw-p6j3 ansible (PyPI) Fixed in 1.5.5 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4660
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xm4-jmpw-p6j3

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2016-07808 Improper input validation in Ansible CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-03853 Injection in Ansible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-03839 The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05191 Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat ansible CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-04077 Multiple argument injection vulnerabilities in Ansible before 1.6.7 allow remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-04076 Ansible before 1.6.7 does not prevent inventory data with "{{" and "lookup" substrings… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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