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CVE-2014-4993: Command injection vulnerability

January 10, 2018 (updated January 30, 2018)

If it is used in the context of a RoR application, since the user input isn’t properly sanitized, the method decrypt in /lib/backup/cli/utility.rb is vulnerable to command injection.

References

  • www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/backup_checksum-3.0.23.html

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Affected versions

Version 3.0.23

Solution

There is no solution for this vulnerability at the moment.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

gem/backup_checksum/CVE-2014-4993.yml

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