# CVE-2012-2678: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can read plaintext passwords via an unhashed attribute after a user password change, exposing sensitive credentials.

- **Severity:** Low 1.2 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p843-jwrx-ghw2

## What is CVE-2012-2678?

CVE-2012-2678 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

389 Directory Server before 1.2.11.6 (aka Red Hat Directory Server before 8.2.10-3), after the password for a LDAP user has been changed and before the server has been reset, allows remote attackers to read the plaintext password via the unhashed#user#password attribute.

Weakness: CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2678?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server, Redhat Directory Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2678?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-2678 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [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-2012-2678 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2678 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2678 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2012-2678/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2678/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2678
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2678
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2678

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.