389-ds-base: replication and the Retro Changelog plugin store plaintext password by default
Published Jul 18, 2018
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.13%
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product 389-DS-Base Defaultn/a
- Version 389-ds-base 1.3.8.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 389-ds-base 1.4.0.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 389-DS-Base | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- < 1.3.8.5
- ≥ 1.4.0.0 · < 1.4.0.12
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
389-ds:1.4-8010020190903200205.eb48df33
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3401
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
389-ds-base
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
389-ds-base
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 389-ds:1.4-8010020190903200205.eb48df33 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3401 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 389-ds-base | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 389-ds-base | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
On 389-ds-base 1.3.1 and above: 1- Deactivate clear password storing by default, to prevent new passwords to be logged. -> in cn=config, set nsslapd-unhashed-pw-switch attribute to 'off' or 'nolog' 2- Trim changelog to ensure currently stored passwords are removed. For Replication: -> in cn=changelog5,cn=config, reduce nsslapd-changelogmaxentries, nsslapd-changelogtrim-interval and nsslapd-changelogmaxage -> force a replication & wait for the changelogtrim-interval time -> restore previous values For RetroChangelog: -> deactivate the plugin -> restart directory server -> reactivate the plugin -> restart directory server
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.13% (0.01127) | 65.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 61.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 53.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00166) | 52.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 60.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 70.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 67.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00463) | 72.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00657) | 76.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 70.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3401 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10871 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1591480 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10871 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00032.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10871
- https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49789 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10871
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3401 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10871 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1591480 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10871 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00032.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10871 | ||
| https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49789 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10871 |
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