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

Status: published. Published: 2014-02-05. Updated: 2026-11-05.

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.

## Remediation

- workaround: 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. (source: CNA: redhat)

## Affected products and versions

- Red Hat / Red Hat Network Proxy v 5.4 (spacewalk-backend): ≥ 0:1.2.13-66.el5sat; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4 (spacewalk-backend): ≥ 0:1.2.13-66.el5sat; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (rhn-client-tools): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (rhnsd): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (yum-rhn-plugin): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (rhnsd): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (yum-rhn-plugin): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 4.9 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N; source: CNA: redhat

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 1.67% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 76.89%

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-209

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0101.html (CNA: redhat)

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0102.html (CNA: redhat)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0101 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0102 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0059 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0101.html (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0102.html (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0059; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-0059; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

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