PT-2010-1940 · Mysqldump+1 · Mysqldump+1

Published 2010-03-12 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2010-0124

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Employee Timeclock Software version 0.99

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information, specifically the database password, by listing the process. This is because the database password is placed on the mysqldump command line.

Recommendations For Employee Timeclock Software version 0.99, consider modifying the command line to avoid placing the database password in plain text, or use alternative methods to secure the password, such as environment variables or secure configuration files. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the process list to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-0124

Affected Products

Employee Timeclock

Mysqldump

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/38739 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0124 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-12 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/38642 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56800 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/62830 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/509996/100/0/threaded · Note