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CVE-2018-10871 json

389-ds-base before versions 1.3.8.5, 1.4.0.12 is vulnerable to a Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-2937

cvss
3.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.3.8.5, 1.4.0.12
  • 389-ds-base Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.0.15-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10871

  • 389-ds-base RHEL 8 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f
  • python3-lib389 RHEL 8 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f
  • 389-ds-base-libs RHEL 8 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f
  • 389-ds-base-snmp RHEL 8 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f
  • 389-ds-base-legacy-tools RHEL 8 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:3401

  • 389-ds SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Server Applications 15 1.4.0.26~git0.8a2d3de6f-4.14.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:2155-1

  • 389-ds openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.0.10~git0.21dd2802c-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10593-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-10871 updated cvss 3.8

389-ds-base: replication and the Retro Changelog plugin store plaintext password by default

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 389-ds-base, 389-ds-base-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 389-ds-base, 389-ds-base-libs, 389-ds-base-snmp
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) 389-ds-base 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f, python3-lib389 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f, 389-ds-base-libs 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f, 389-ds-base-snmp 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f, 389-ds-base-legacy-tools 1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3401

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Exploit prediction

1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 3.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.0 7.2 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • [UNKNOWN] 389-ds-base

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

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