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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLXZxY20tN2Y3Zi1yNTM5

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: almost 7 years ago
Updated: about 1 year 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

EPSS Percentage: 0.00042
EPSS Percentile: 0.05089

Identifiers: GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539, CVE-2014-5004
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5004
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
• http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.html
• https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/brbackup/CVE-2014-5004.yml
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054738/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68506
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539

Blast Radius: 0.0

Affected Packages