{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1746","details":"A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine affecting Ansible Engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 and 2.8.x before 2.8.11 and 2.9.x before 2.9.7 as well as Ansible Tower before and including versions 3.4.5 and 3.5.5 and 3.6.3 when the ldap_attr and ldap_entry community modules are used. The issue discloses the LDAP bind password to stdout or a log file if a playbook task is written using the bind_pw in the parameters field. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data confidentiality.","modified":"2025-10-14T16:49:17Z","published":"2020-05-12T18:15:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2020-1746"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-1746"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1805491"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67866"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1746"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.1+dfsg-1","1.3.4+dfsg-1","1.4.0+dfsg-1","1.4.1+dfsg-1","1.4.3+dfsg-1","1.4.4+dfsg-1","1.5.4+dfsg-1","1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2","1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3","binary_name":"ansible"},{"binary_version":"1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3","binary_name":"ansible-fireball"},{"binary_version":"1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3","binary_name":"ansible-node-fireball"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1746.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.9.2+dfsg-2","1.9.4-1","2.0.0.2-2","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.2","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm1","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm2","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm3","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm4","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6","binary_name":"ansible"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6","binary_name":"ansible-fireball"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6","binary_name":"ansible-node-fireball"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1746.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.3.1.0+dfsg-2","2.5.0+dfsg-1","2.5.1+dfsg-1","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm1","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm4","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5","binary_name":"ansible"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1746.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["2.8.3+dfsg-1","2.8.6+dfsg-1","2.9.2+dfsg-1","2.9.4+dfsg-1","2.9.6+dfsg-1","2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2","2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3","binary_name":"ansible"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1746.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}