vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2018-10871: CVE-2018-10871 389-ds-base: replication and the Retro Changelog plugin store plaintext password by default (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jul 18, 2018 | Nov 6, 2019 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 18, 2018
Added
Nov 6, 2019
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-389-ds-baseredhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-debuginforedhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-develredhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-legacy-toolsredhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-legacy-tools-debuginforedhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-libsredhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-libs-debuginforedhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-snmpredhat-upgrade-389-ds-base-snmp-debuginforedhat-upgrade-python3-lib389
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