PT-2018-4241 · Ruby · Kajam

Larry W. Cashdollar + 1 · Published 2018-01-10 · Updated 2022-05-14 · CVE-2014-4999

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 kajam gem version 1.0.3.rc2

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process, as the mysql user password is placed on the command line in the capture function and the mysql command line in the restore function.

Recommendations For kajam gem version 1.0.3.rc2, consider modifying the vendor/plugins/dataset/lib/dataset/database/mysql.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-2014-4999

GHSA-4PH7-5C44-PPPV

Affected Products

Kajam

References · 5

• 🔥 http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kajam-1.0.3.rc2.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4999 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4ph7-5c44-pppv · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/19 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 · Note