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CVE-2022-3697

A flaw was found in Ansible in the amazon.aws collection when using the tower_callback parameter from the amazon.aws.ec2

A flaw was found in Ansible in the amazon.aws collection when using the tower_callback parameter from the amazon.aws.ec2_instance module. This flaw allows an attacker to take advantage of this issue as the module is handling the parameter insecurely, leading to the password leaking in the logs.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00228
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-233Improper Handling of Parameters
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Affected Products & Versions

3
redhat ansible>= 2.5.0 and < 2.10.0
redhat ansible collection< 2.0.0
redhat ansible collection>= 2.1.0 and < 5.1.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI ansible HIGH fixed in 7.0.0
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD28 Oct 2022 · 04:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

2
msrcCVE-2022-3697
usnUSN-6846-1
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/1199Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html
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