VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-5004
lib/brbackup.rb in the brbackup gem 0.1.1 for Ruby places the database password on the mysql command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
lib/brbackup.rb in the brbackup gem 0.1.1 for Ruby places the database password on the mysql command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
- 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
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- brbackup project/brbackup
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68506Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68506Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.