kunstmaan/kcapifony · Security
Kcapifony gem for Ruby places database user passwords on the command line
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5
- CVE ID
- CVE-2014-5001
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 7.8 · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v3
- 7.8 · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
lib/ksymfony1.rb in the kcapifony gem 2.1.6 for Ruby places database user passwords on the (1) mysqldump, (2) pg_dump, (3) mysql, and (4) psql command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the processes.
CWEs
- CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5001 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/21 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 ↗
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kcapifony-2.1.6.html ↗
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/kcapifony/CVE-2014-5001.yml ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5 ↗