CVE-2018-10871

LOW
3.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 18, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian Linux389 Directory Server

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Severity
LOW3.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.3.8.51.4.0.0 ≤ v < 1.4.0.121.3.8.51.4.0.12
Affected range stops below 1.3.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.4.0.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10871
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00032.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49789

CVSS

3.8LOWredhat
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-312

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