lawn-login exposes database password to unauthorized users

ALTO 7.8CVE-2014-5000 · GHSA-rhgq-vv9x-j4p5 · Published 10/01/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

In breve

CVE-2014-5000 è una vulnerabilità ALTO (CVSS 7.8) che riguarda lawn-login, lawn-login (lawn-login project).
Probabilità di sfruttamento nei prossimi 30 giorni (EPSS): 0.52%, superiore al 44.5% delle vulnerabilità.
Nessuna versione corretta ancora nota: segui l'avviso del produttore nei riferimenti.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
lawn-login RubyGems	`= 0.0.7`	No fix yet
lawn-login lawn-login_project	`= 0.0.7`	No fix yet

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.

NVD 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

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5000 · ADVISORY
rubysec/ruby-advisory-db · WEB
skalnik/lawn-login · PACKAGE
web.archive.org/web/20200229060607/http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lawn-login-0.0.7.html · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/20 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5 · Mailing List
vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lawn-login-0.0.7.html · Exploit

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