CVE-2017-12169
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the ...
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users. NOTE: some developers feel that this report is a suggestion for a design change to Stage User activation, not a statement of a vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users. NOTE: some developers feel that this report is a suggestion for a design change to Stage User activation, not a statement of a vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2017-12169- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users. NOTE: some developers feel that this report is a suggestion for a design change to Stage User activation, not a statement of a vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2017-12169- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3745 No score
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users. NOTE: some developers feel that this report is a suggestion for a design change to Stage User activation, not a statement of a vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2017-3745- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qm6-jxp9-c775
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the ...
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users. NOTE: some developers feel that this report is a suggestion for a design change to Stage User activation, not a statement of a vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-8qm6-jxp9-c775- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users. NOTE: some developers feel that this report is a suggestion for a design change to Stage User activation, not a statement of a vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2017-12169- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12169
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users. NOTE: some developers feel that this report is a suggestion for a design change to Stage User activation, not a statement of a vulnerability.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12169- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12169
It was found that FreeIPA 4.2.0 and later could disclose password hashes to users having the 'System: Read Stage Users' permission. A remote, authenticated attacker could potentially use this flaw to disclose the password hashes belonging to Stage Users. This security issue does not result in disclosure of password hashes belonging to active standard users. NOTE: some developers feel that this report is a suggestion for a design change to Stage User activation, not a statement of a vulnerability.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12169- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
freeipaDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.10.1+dfsg1-1+exp14.10.1-1+exp14.10.2-14.10.2-24.10.2-2+exp1 Show 14 moreShow less4.11.1-14.11.1-1+exp14.11.1-24.11.1-2+exp14.11.1-2.14.12.2-14.12.2-24.12.2-34.12.4-14.12.4-24.13.1-14.9.11-14.9.11-1+exp14.9.11-2 |
None known |
freeipaDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.4-14.12.4-24.13.1-1 |
None known |
freeipaDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.4-14.12.4-24.13.1-1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.1-0ubuntu13.3.4-0ubuntu13.3.4-0ubuntu23.3.4-0ubuntu33.3.4-0ubuntu3.13.3.4-0ubuntu3.1+esm1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.1.4-14.3.1-0ubuntu14.3.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.4-3ubuntu14.4.4-44.7.0~pre1+git20180411-2ubuntu14.7.0~pre1+git20180411-2ubuntu2 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.1-2ubuntu14.8.3-14.8.6-1ubuntu2 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.6-1ubuntu64.8.6-1ubuntu84.8.6-1ubuntu94.9.8-1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.10.2-14.10.2-24.10.2-2ubuntu34.11.1-14.11.1-2 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.2-34.12.4-1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.13.1-14.13.1-1build1 |
None known |
freeipaUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.12.4-14.12.4-24.13.1-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-12169 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Freeipa, published January 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.