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CVE-2014-5004

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

lib/brbackup.rb in the brbackup gem 0.1.1 for Ruby places the database password on the mysql command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Affected products

• Brbackup Project Brbackup: 0.1.1

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68506
• http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68506
• http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.html

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