# CVE-2019-10224: Information disclosure in 389-ds-base

> An attacker with screen access can view sensitive Directory Manager passwords when verbose mode is enabled in 389-ds-base commands.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10224, GHSA-349x-pch6-942w, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10224

## What is CVE-2019-10224?

CVE-2019-10224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat 389-ds-base, published on 25 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A flaw has been found in 389-ds-base versions 1.4.x.x before 1.4.1.3. When executed in verbose mode, the dscreate and dsconf commands may display sensitive information, such as the Directory Manager password. An attacker, able to see the screen or record the terminal standard error output, could use this flaw to gain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10224?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fedoraproject 389 Directory Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10224?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-10224 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat 389-ds-base

- [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-2019-10224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10224 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat 389-ds-base, published on 25 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat 389-ds-base. 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-2019-10224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10224

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