lawn-login exposes database password to unauthorized users · CVE-2014-5000 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

lawn-login exposes database password to unauthorized users

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jan 22, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 5, 2023

Package

lawn-login (RubyGems)

Affected versions

= 0.0.7

Patched versions

None

Description

The login function in lib/lawn.rb in the lawn-login gem 0.0.7 for Ruby places credentials on the curl command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 22, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Sep 5, 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