CVE-2014-5001

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

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 products

Kcapifony Project Kcapifony: 2.1.6

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/21
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kcapifony-2.1.6.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/21
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/kcapifony-2.1.6.html

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