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TI-2017-08959 Aliases CVE-2017-12169GHSA-8qm6-jxp9-c775

Information disclosure in FreeIPA ipa

Priority LOW 37CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users. NOTE: some developers feel that this report is a suggestion for a design change to Stage User activation, not a statement of a vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01925 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreeIPAipa4.2.0 and later—No fix listedCNA
  • ipa VendorFreeIPA Affected 4.2.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableFreeIPA
  • cpe:2.3:a:freeipa:freeipa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·FreeIPA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12169
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qm6-jxp9-c775

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-11071 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Red Hat ipa CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-04440 ipa-kra-install in FreeIPA before 4.2.2 puts the CA agent certificate and private key in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-10236 Freeipa: idm: ipa: freeipa: obtaining tgs with impersonating cname through trust relationships CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2017-08245 FreeIPA 4.x with API version 2.213 allows a remote authenticated users to bypass intended… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2012-04734 ipa 3.0 does not properly check server identity before sending credential containing cookies CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-11136 Ipa: privilege escalation via krbcanonicalname manipulation due to realm-unaware… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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