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CVE-2012-0059

Spacewalk-backend: spacewalk-backend: information disclosure via cleartext passwords in error messages

Published: Feb 5, 2014Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-209
4.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 26.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A flaw was found in Spacewalk-backend. This information disclosure vulnerability occurs when a system registration XML-RPC call fails, causing cleartext user passwords to be included in error messages. Remote administrators can exploit this by reading server logs and emails, leading to the unauthorized disclosure of user passwords.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-209CWE-310

Affected Products

Red Hat
commercial·USaka redhat
network proxyOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
satelliteOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0101.html
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0102.html
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0059
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