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CVE-2023-1055 (GCVE-0-2023-1055)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-11 14:02
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-11 14:02 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Red Hat Directory Server Affected: 11 and 12
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