CVE-2025-7738

Python3.11-django-ansible-base: sensitive authenticator secrets returned in clear text via api in aap

State: Published
Severity: 4.4 Medium
Published: Jul 31, 2025
Updated: Dec 23, 2025
Reserved: Jul 17, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) where the Gateway API returns the client secret for certain GitHub Enterprise authenticators in clear text. This vulnerability affects administrators or auditors accessing authenticator configurations. While access is limited to privileged users, the clear text exposure of sensitive credentials increases the risk of accidental leaks or misuse.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	4.4 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	redhat

Weaknesses

CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Affected Products

Product	Versions
django-ansible-baseAnsible	before 2025.7.22Affected
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Red Hat	0:2.5.20250730-1.el8ap and laterNot affected
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Red Hat	0:2.5.20250730-1.el9ap and laterNot affected

References

RHSA-2025:12772vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7738vdb-entry
RHBZ#2381589issue-tracking
https://github.com/ansible/django-ansible-base/commit/e241ea4dce8df577eda15301e0a8e61be647b27b
https://github.com/ansible/django-ansible-base/pull/773

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