CVE-2018-10871
mediumpriority · track · 29OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.011 · 66 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.8–7.2
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- fedoraproject 389 directory server< 1.3.8.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- fedoraproject 389 directory server1.4.0.0 → 1.4.0.12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3401cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10871cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00032.htmlcnnvd
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49789cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.3144/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2019.4108/cnnvd
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20192155-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3401enisa_euvd
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