CVE-2014-4997 describes a vulnerability in the point-cli gem 0.0.1 for Ruby, where credentials are exposed on the command line during curl operations. This allows local attackers to retrieve sensitive information by inspecting process listings. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this flaw has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to 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 vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:point-cli_project:point-cli:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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