# CVE-2014-8112: Information disclosure in n/a

> Authenticated users can read unhashed passwords from the Changelog, exposing sensitive credentials despite security settings.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:** 10 Mar 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8112, GHSA-jpqj-372q-hwmp

## What is CVE-2014-8112?

CVE-2014-8112 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 10 Mar 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

389 Directory Server 1.3.1.x, 1.3.2.x before 1.3.2.27, and 1.3.3.x before 1.3.3.9 stores "unhashed" passwords even when the nsslapd-unhashed-pw-switch option is set to off, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by reading the Changelog.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8112?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server, Fedoraproject Fedora.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8112?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-8112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora

- [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-2014-8112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8112 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 10 Mar 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. 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-2014-8112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8112/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8112

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8112/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.