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kajam allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 14, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 26, 2023

Package

bundler kajam (RubyGems)

Affected versions

<= 1.0.3.rc2

Patched versions

None

Description

vendor/plugins/dataset/lib/dataset/database/mysql.rb in the kajam gem 1.0.3.rc2 for Ruby places the mysql user password on the (1) mysqldump command line in the capture function and (2) mysql command line in the restore function, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 10, 2018
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 14, 2022
Reviewed Jan 26, 2023
Last updated Jan 26, 2023

Severity

High
7.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2014-4999

GHSA ID

GHSA-4ph7-5c44-pppv

Source code

No known source code
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