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CVE-2012-0059

Spacewalk-backend: Spacewalk-backend: Information Disclosure via cleartext passwords in error messages

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.9

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 6, 2014

Updated · October 31, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-209 · Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information