GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems
GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539 brbackup exposes database password to unauthorized users
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2014-5004
- Ecosystem
- RubyGems
- Packages
- brbackup
- 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 brbackup: 0.1.1 (no fix yet)
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.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- 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… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5004 advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/brbackup/CVE-2014-5004.yml web
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054738/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68506 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 web
- http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.html web