Local Plaintext Password Disclosure Affecting backup_checksum package, versions >= 0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RUBY-BACKUPCHECKSUM-20164
  • published29 Jun 2014
  • disclosed29 Jun 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Jun 2014

CVE-2014-4993  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

Overview

backup_checksum is a clone of backup with checksum added.

backup_checksum contains a flaw in /lib/backup/cli/utility.rb that displays password information in plaintext in the process list. This may allow a local attacker to gain access to password information.

CVSS Scores

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