CVE-2014-5001
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- kcapifony project/kcapifony
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kcapifony-2.1.6.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kcapifony-2.1.6.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.