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CVE-2018-10871

LOW · CVSS 3.8 EPSS 1.00%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-07-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2018-10871
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.8
EPSS
1.00%

Original NVD 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.

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