CVE-2014-4998 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

test/tc_database.rb in the lean-ruport gem 0.3.8 for Ruby places the mysql user password on the mysqldump command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Published: 2018-01-10

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lean-ruport_project:lean-ruport:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-2578	test/tc_database.rb in the lean-ruport gem 0.3.8 for Ruby places the mysql user password on the mysqldump command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.
Github GHSA	GHSA-5g7f-p7jg-v6mv	lean-ruport allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00522.

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/18
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lean-ruport-0.3.8.html

History

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Lean-ruport Project Lean-ruport

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-10T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:34:37.518Z

Reserved: 2014-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4998

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-10T18:29:00.573

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:10:53.663

Link: CVE-2014-4998

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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