CVE-2012-0059: Spacewalk-backend: spacewalk-backend: information disclosure via cleartext passwords in error messages

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-02-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-209

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.

Affected products

RedHat Network Proxy: 5.4
Red Hat Satellite 6: 5.4

References

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

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