CVE-2019-14824

389-ds-base: Read permission check bypass via the deref plugin

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 4, 2019

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in the 'deref' plugin of 389-ds-base where it could use the 'search' permission to display attribute values. In some configurations, this could allow an authenticated attacker to view private attributes, such as password hashes.

Statement

This vulnerability is rated Important when use in a IdM/IPA environment, where an ACI installed by default allows an authenticated attacker to use this flaw to retrieve the userPassword attribute of any user.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource