GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/03/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539
Aliases
  • CVE-2014-5004
Published
2018-03-05T19:32:06Z
Modified
2023-11-08T03:57:43.205518Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
brbackup exposes database password to unauthorized users
Details

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.

Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-01-10T18:29:00Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-200"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:58:05Z"
}
References

Affected packages

RubyGems / brbackup

Package

Name
brbackup
Purl
pkg:gem/brbackup

Affected ranges

Affected versions

0.*

0.1.1