CVE-2014-5004 – brbackup

Package

Manager: gem
Name: brbackup
Vulnerable Version: =0.1.1

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00076 pctl0.23409

Details

brbackup exposes database password to unauthorized users 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.

Metadata

Created: 2018-03-05T19:32:06Z
Modified: 2022-04-25T22:09:39Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/03/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-200"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539
Finding: F038
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