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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTZmY3EtM2NtMi1qM2o1

Kcapifony gem for Ruby places database user passwords on the command line

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTZmY3EtM2NtMi1qM2o1
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: almost 6 years ago
Updated: 6 months ago

CVSS Score: 7.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5, CVE-2014-5001
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5001
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/21
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
• http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kcapifony-2.1.6.html
• https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/kcapifony/CVE-2014-5001.yml
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5

Blast Radius: 1.0

Affected Packages