cvelist/2018/16xxx/CVE-2018-16859.json

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    "data_format": "MITRE",
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    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ID": "CVE-2018-16859",
        "ASSIGNER": "psampaio@redhat.com"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "Red Hat",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "ansible",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "2.8 and older"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
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    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-532"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859",
                "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16859",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM"
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    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable."
            }
        ]
    },
    "impact": {
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            [
                {
                    "vectorString": "4.2/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                    "version": "3.0"
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