GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-VQCM-7F7F-R539brbackup exposes database password to unauthorized users
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Affected configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| brbackup_project | brbackup | 0.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:brbackup_project:brbackup:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* |
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/brbackup/CVE-2014-5004.yml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5004
web.archive.org/web/20200229054738/www.securityfocus.com/bid/68506
Related
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%