Information disclosure in 389-ds-base

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU23004

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10871

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

389-ds-base: 1.3.8.1 - 1.4.0.11

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:389_directory_server_project:389-ds-base:1.3.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:389_directory_server_project:389-ds-base:1.4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.