Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-1055
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in Red Hat Directory Server. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw was found in RHDS 11 and RHDS 12. While browsing entries LDAP tries to decode the userPassword attribute instead of the userCertificate attribute which could lead into sensitive information leaked. An attacker with a local account where the cockpit-389-ds is running can list the processes and display the hashed passwords. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1055 |
| Debian:13 | 389-ds-base | 2.3.4+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1055 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1055 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1055 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1055 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1055 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | 389-ds-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1055 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Red Hat Directory Server | 11 and 12 |
Weakness: CWE-200