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High · 7.8 CVE-2014-5001 EUVD-2018-0236GHSA-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5

Kcapifony gem for Ruby places database user passwords on the command line

Published Jan 10, 2018 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

lib/ksymfony1.rb in the kcapifony gem 2.1.6 for Ruby places database user passwords on the (1) mysqldump, (2) pg_dump, (3) mysql, and (4) psql command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the processes.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
RubyGems kcapifony <= 2.1.6 — GHSA-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5

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