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CVE-2014-5002

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-5002 describes a vulnerability in the Ruby lynx gem prior to version 1.0.0, where it exposes configured passwords on command lines. This allows local attackers to retrieve sensitive information by inspecting process lists. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lynx_project:lynx:*:*:*:*:*: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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: lynxFixed in: 1.0.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-94cq-7ccq-cmcmhigh

lynx doesn't properly sanitize user input and exposes database password to unauthorized users

Jan 24, 2018

References

github.com / panthomakos/lynx/issues/3
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/23
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
vapid.dhs.org / advisories/lynx-0.2.0.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory