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CVE-2015-2179 — Vulnerability in xaviershay-dm-rails — CVE Details

MEDIUM

xaviershay-dm-rails Gem for Ruby exposes sensitive information via the process table

Published January 26, 2023Updated December 14, 2023Source: osv

Summary

xaviershay-dm-rails Gem for Ruby contains a flaw in the `execute()` function in `/datamapper/dm-rails/blob/master/lib/dm-rails/storage.rb`. The issue is due to the function exposing sensitive information via the process table. This may allow a local attack to gain access to MySQL credential information.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published January 26, 2023 (1354 days ago).
  • Last revised December 14, 2023 — 322 days after initial publication.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
xaviershay-dm-rails
rubygems
All versionsRange-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-200
    Information ExposureMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 5.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-2179?
xaviershay-dm-rails Gem for Ruby exposes sensitive information via the process table This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 5.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2015-2179?
CVE-2015-2179 affects xaviershay-dm-rails. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2015-2179 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
5.5

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-88p8-4vv5-82j7

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