CVE-2018-10871 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2018-10871

389-ds-base before versions 1.3.8.5, 1.4.0.12 is vulnerable to a Cleartext...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

389-ds-base
Vulnerable Versions:
389-ds-base 1.3.8.5, 389-ds-base 1.4.0.12

Timeline

Official Publish: July 18th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)