CVE-2018-10871

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.

Category

3.8
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: [UNKNOWN] 389-ds-base
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10871 issue tracking third party advisory mitigation
https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49789 issue tracking third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00032.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3401 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10871?
CVE-2018-10871 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10871?
To fix CVE-2018-10871, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10871 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-10871 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-10871?
CVE-2018-10871 affects [UNKNOWN] 389-ds-base.
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