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CVE-2014-4991

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4991 describes a vulnerability in the codders-dataset gem for Ruby, specifically affecting versions 1.3.2.1. The vulnerability arises from the gem's use of mysqldump and pg_dump commands, which expose database credentials on the command line, making them accessible to local users. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk of compromise with low attack complexity and the potential for high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:codders-dataset_project:codders-dataset:1.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0055 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-w9vv-fvw8-j6q3high

codders-dataset Process Table Local Plaintext Credential Disclosure

May 14, 2022

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/8
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/68733
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vapid.dhs.org / advisories/codders-dataset-1.3.2.1.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory