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TI-2018-07685 Aliases CVE-2018-10871GHSA-pxxp-9p24-326h

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in [UNKNOWN] 389-ds-base

Priority LOW 34CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-312.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01127 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]389-ds-base389-ds-base 1.3.8.5; 389-ds-base 1.4.0.12—No fix listedCNA
  • 389-ds-base Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected 389-ds-base 1.3.8.5; 389-ds-base 1.4.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.3.8.5; 1.4.0.0 to before 1.4.0.12VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.8.5; 1.4.0.0 to before 1.4.0.12 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:3401 Released 2019-11-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    389-ds:1.4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) 389-ds-base-1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f.aarch64::389-ds:1.4, 389-ds-base-1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f.ppc64le::389-ds:1.4, 389-ds-base-1.4.1.3-7.module+el8.1.0+4150+5b8c2c1f.s390x::389-ds:1.4 +19

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3401

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10871
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxxp-9p24-326h

References

Advisory 4

Sources

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