---
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'
---

## Overview

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

- `spacewalk-backend (all versions)`
- `spacewalk-backend (all versions)`
- `rhn-client-tools`
- `rhnsd`
- `yum-rhn-plugin`
- `rhnsd`
- `yum-rhn-plugin`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

### Workarounds

Mitigation 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.