# CVE-2023-1055: A flaw was found in RHDS 11 and RHDS 12.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-27 · Updated: 2025-03-11

## Affected

- n/a Red Hat Directory Server: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in RHDS 11 and RHDS 12. While browsing entries LDAP tries to decode the userPassword attribute instead of the userCertificate attribute which could lead into sensitive information leaked. An attacker with a local account where the cockpit-389-ds is running can list the processes and display the hashed passwords. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Red Hat Directory Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2173517#c0
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MZOYQ5TCV6ZEPMDV4CSLK3KINAAO4SRI/

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