GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems
GHSA-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5 Kcapifony gem for Ruby places database user passwords on the command line
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2014-5001
- Ecosystem
- RubyGems
- Packages
- kcapifony
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
- Reviewed
- 2020-06-16
Affected packages
• RubyGems kcapifony: <= 2.1.6 (no fix yet)
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.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- 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)… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5001 advisory
- https://github.com/Kunstmaan/kCapifony package
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/kcapifony/CVE-2014-5001.yml web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/21 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 web
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kcapifony-2.1.6.html web