Cleartext storage of sensitive information in 389-ds-base - CVE-2018-10871

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Cleartext storage of sensitive information in 389-ds-base - CVE-2018-10871

Published: November 26, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23004
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10871
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists when the Replica and/or retroChangeLog plugins are enabled. A local user can gain access to sensitive information stored in the log files in plain text.


Affected software

389-ds-base
Amazon Linux AMI

How to mitigate CVE-2018-10871

Install updates from vendor's website.

389-ds-base - addressed in versions 1.3.8.5, 1.4.0.12

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