CVE-2012-2746

389 Directory Server before 1.2.11.6 (aka Red Hat Directory Server before 8.2.10-3), when the password of a LDAP user has been changed and audit logging is enabled, saves the new password to the log in plain text, which allows remote authenticated users to read the password.

Published: 2012-07-03 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2746 is rated Low Risk (32.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2746

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.51% 1.33% +0.82%
2 2025-03-30 0.96% 0.51% -0.45%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.96% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2746

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2746

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-2746

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2012-2746 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (389-ds-base), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2746
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2746
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-2746 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (389-ds-base), 16 status rows across 16 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 6, DNE 5, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2746

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2746

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat directory_server <= 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat directory_server 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat directory_server 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat directory_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:directory_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server <= 1.2.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:a2:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:a3:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:a4:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.7:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.10:alpha8:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.10.4 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.10.7 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject 389_directory_server 1.2.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:389_directory_server:1.2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2746

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