CVE-2014-8112

389-ds-base: password hashing bypassed when "nsslapd-unhashed-pw-switch" is set to off

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

389 Directory Server 1.3.1.x, 1.3.2.x before 1.3.2.27, and 1.3.3.x before 1.3.3.9 stores "unhashed" passwords even when the nsslapd-unhashed-pw-switch option is set to off, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading the Changelog.

389 Directory Server 1.3.1.x, 1.3.2.x anterior a 1.3.2.27, y 1.3.3.x anterior a 1.3.3.9 almacena contraseñas sin estar en hash incluso cuando la opción nsslapd-unhashed-pw-switch está configurado como apagado (off), lo que permite a usuarios remotosw autenticados obtener información sensible mediante la lectura del registro de cambios (Changelog).

It was found that when the nsslapd-unhashed-pw-switch 389 Directory Server configuration option was set to "off", it did not prevent the writing of unhashed passwords into the Changelog. This could potentially allow an authenticated user able to access the Changelog to read sensitive information.

The 389 Directory Server is an LDAPv3 compliant server. The base packages include the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol server and command-line utilities for server administration. An information disclosure flaw was found in the way the 389 Directory Server stored information in the Changelog that is exposed via the 'cn=changelog' LDAP sub-tree. An unauthenticated user could in certain cases use this flaw to read data from the Changelog, which could include sensitive information such as plain-text passwords.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2014-10-10 CVE Reserved
2015-03-05 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/releases/release-1-3-2-27.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://directory.fedoraproject.org/docs/389ds/releases/release-1-3-3-9.html	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153991.html	2023-02-13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0416.html	2023-02-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1172729	2015-03-05
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8112	2015-03-05

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.0 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.1 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.1"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.2 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.2"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.3 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.3"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.4 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.4"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.5 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.5"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.6 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.6"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.7 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.7"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.8 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.8"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.9 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.9"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.10 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.10"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.11 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.11"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.12 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.12"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.13 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.13"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.14 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.14"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.15 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.15"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.16 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.16"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.17 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.17"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.18 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.18"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.19 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.19"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.1.22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.1.22"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.2 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.2"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.3 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.3"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.4 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.4"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.5 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.5"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.6 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.6"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.7 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.7"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.8 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.8"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.9 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.9"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.10 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.10"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.11 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.11"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.13 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.13"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.16 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.16"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.19 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.19"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.22"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.23 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.23"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.24 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.24"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.2.26 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.2.26"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.3.0 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.3.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.3.2 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.3.2"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.3.3 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.3.3"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.3.5 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.3.5"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		389 Directory Server Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server"				1.3.3.8 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "389 Directory Server" and version "1.3.3.8"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "22"		-		Affected