CVE-2018-10871
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CVE-2018-10871 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 3.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 389-ds-base before versions 1.3.8.5, 1.4.0.12 is vulnerable to a Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. By default, when the Replica and/or retroChangeLog plugins are enabled, 389-ds-base stores passwords in plaintext format in their respective changelog files. EPSS estimates a 1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
389-ds-base before versions 1.3.8.5, 1.4.0.12 is vulnerable to a Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. By default, when the Replica and/or retroChangeLog plugins are enabled, 389-ds-base stores passwords in plaintext format in their respective changelog files. An attacker with sufficiently high privileges, such as root or Directory Manager, can query these files in order to retrieve plaintext passwords.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fedoraproject | 389 Directory Server | < 1.3.8.5 |
| Fedoraproject | 389 Directory Server | >= 1.4.0.0, < 1.4.0.12 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10871Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49789Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10871Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49789Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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