CVE-2010-3282

Directory Manager password disclosure via audit logging

Published Jan 9, 2020 · Updated Aug 7, 2024

Cleartext password logging in 389 Directory Server and HP-UX Directory Server allows local users to read the Directory Manager password. During a cn=config modification, op_shared_modify passes the unencrypted nsslapd-rootpw value into the enabled audit log instead of hashing it before log generation. Exposure requires audit logging, a Directory Manager password change, and access to the audit file, which defaults to mode 0600 inside a mode 0770 directory.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext password logging in 389 Directory Server and HP-UX Directory Server allows local users to read the Directory Manager password. During a cn=config modification, op_shared_modify passes the unencrypted nsslapd-rootpw value into the enabled audit log instead of hashing it before log generation. Exposure requires audit logging, a Directory Manager password change, and access to the audit file, which defaults to mode 0600 inside a mode 0770 directory.

The record

CVE
CVE-2010-3282
Published
Jan 9, 2020
Updated
Aug 7, 2024
Vendor
389 Directory Server
Product
389 Directory Server
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 9, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before 1.2.7.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

389 Directory Server · 389 Directory Serverversion=before 1.2.7.1
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) · HP-UX Directory Serverversion=before B.08.10.03

Published CVSS scores

3.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1.9NIST NVDAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.2Hewlett-PackardAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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