# CVE-2010-3282: Information disclosure in 389 Directory Server

> Local attackers can read the Directory Manager password from logs if audit logging is enabled, exposing sensitive credentials.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2010-4174, GHSA-c9g4-pfp3-j9qm

## What is CVE-2010-3282?

CVE-2010-3282 is a low-severity vulnerability in HP 389 Directory Server, published on 9 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

389 Directory Server before 1.2.7.1 (aka Red Hat Directory Server 8.2) and HP-UX Directory Server before B.08.10.03, when audit logging is enabled, logs the Directory Manager password (nsslapd-rootpw) in cleartext when changing cn=config:nsslapd-rootpw, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3282?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server, Hp Hp-Ux Directory Server, Redhat Directory Server, Redhat Redhat Directory Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3282?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-3282 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HP 389 Directory Server

- [CVE-2017-7551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7551/): Information disclosure in 389-ds-base (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-15135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15135/): Auth bypass in 389-ds-base (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-10171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10171/): Denial of service in 389-ds-base (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-14638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14638/): Denial of service in 389-ds-base (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-1054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1054/): Denial of service in 389-ds-base (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3282 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3282 is a low-severity vulnerability in HP 389 Directory Server, published on 9 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3282 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HP 389 Directory Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3282/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3282/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3282
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3282
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3282

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