PT-2018-4240 · Ruby · Lean-Ruport

Larry W. Cashdollar + 1 · Published 2018-01-10 · Updated 2022-05-14 · CVE-2014-4998

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions lean-ruport gem version 0.3.8

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process, as the mysql user password is placed on the mysqldump command line in the test/tc database.rb file of the lean-ruport gem for Ruby.

Recommendations For lean-ruport gem version 0.3.8, consider modifying the test/tc database.rb file to avoid placing the mysql user password on the command line, or restrict access to the process list to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-4998

GHSA-5G7F-P7JG-V6MV

Affected Products

Lean-Ruport

References · 5

• 🔥 http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lean-ruport-0.3.8.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4998 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5g7f-p7jg-v6mv · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/18 · Note