{"id":"CVE-2012-0059","title":"Spacewalk-backend: spacewalk-backend: information disclosure via cleartext passwords in error messages","summary":"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 t…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-209"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"spacewalk-backend","affected":["spacewalk-backend (all versions)","spacewalk-backend (all versions)","rhn-client-tools","rhnsd","yum-rhn-plugin","rhnsd","yum-rhn-plugin"],"published":"2014-02-05","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T02:56:27.842Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0059","references":[{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0101.html"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0102.html"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0101","label":"RHSA-2012:0101"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0102","label":"RHSA-2012:0102"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0059"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.01672,"epssPercentile":0.76887,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T21:36:00.724Z","slug":"CVE-2012-0059","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `spacewalk-backend (all versions)`\n- `spacewalk-backend (all versions)`\n- `rhn-client-tools`\n- `rhnsd`\n- `yum-rhn-plugin`\n- `rhnsd`\n- `yum-rhn-plugin`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nMitigation 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.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":27,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}