CVE-2021-20178 (GCVE-0-2021-20178)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-26 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
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Summary
A flaw was found in ansible module where credentials are disclosed in the console log by default and not protected by the security feature when using the bitbucket_pipeline_variable module. This flaw allows an attacker to steal bitbucket_pipeline credentials. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
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n/a Ansible Affected: before 2.9.18
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