Cap-Strap gem for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line · CVE-2014-4992 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Cap-Strap gem for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 16, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 3, 2023

Package

cap-strap (RubyGems)

Affected versions

= 0.1.5

Patched versions

None

Description

lib/cap-strap/helpers.rb in the cap-strap gem 0.1.5 for Ruby places credentials on the useradd command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 16, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Jul 3, 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