PT-2018-4246 · Ruby · Brbackup

Larry W. Cashdollar + 1 · Published 2018-01-10 · Updated 2018-03-05 · CVE-2014-5004

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 brbackup gem version 0.1.1

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 mysql command line in the lib/brbackup.rb file of the brbackup gem.

Recommendations For version 0.1.1, consider modifying the lib/brbackup.rb file to avoid placing the database password on the command line, or use an alternative method to secure the password. 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-2014-5004

GHSA-VQCM-7F7F-R539

Affected Products

Brbackup

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/brbackup/CVE-2014-5004.yml · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vqcm-7f7f-r539 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5004 · Security Note
• http://vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.html · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6 · Note
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200229054738/http://securityfocus.com/bid/68506 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/68506 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 · Note