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title: "CVE-2018-10871\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-10871

Publication date 18 July 2018

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**3.8 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10871?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 389-ds-base | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

3.8 · Low

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | High |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 3.8 · Low |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10871)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10871)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-10871)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10871)

### Other references

* <https://pagure.io/389-ds-base/issue/49789>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10871>