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CVE-2014-5001

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-5001 describes a vulnerability in the kcapifony gem 2.1.6 for Ruby, specifically in lib/ksymfony1.rb, where database user passwords are exposed on the command line during mysqldump, pg_dump, mysql, and psql operations. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing running processes. The vulnerability is rated High severity (CVSS 7.8) due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kcapifony_project:kcapifony:2.1.6:*:*:*:*: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
0.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0052 is in the 81st 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-6fcq-3cm2-j3j5high

Kcapifony gem for Ruby places database user passwords on the command line

Jul 23, 2018

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/21
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
vapid.dhs.org / advisories/kcapifony-2.1.6.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory