PT-2018-4243 · Ruby · Kcapifony

Larry W. Cashdollar + 1 · Published 2018-01-10 · Updated 2018-07-23 · CVE-2014-5001

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 kcapifony gem version 2.1.6

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive database user passwords by listing the processes, as the passwords are placed on the command lines of mysqldump, pg dump, mysql, and psql.

Recommendations For kcapifony gem version 2.1.6, consider restricting access to the process list to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the kcapifony gem until a patch is available. 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-2014-5001

GHSA-6FCQ-3CM2-J3J5

Affected Products

Kcapifony

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/kcapifony/CVE-2014-5001.yml · Exploit
• 🔥 http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kcapifony-2.1.6.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5001 · Security Note
• https://github.com/Kunstmaan/kCapifony · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/21 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 · Note