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CVE-2014-5004

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-5004 describes a vulnerability in the brbackup gem 0.1.1 for Ruby, where the lib/brbackup.rb script exposes the database password on the mysql command line. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing running processes. The vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.8), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:brbackup_project:brbackup:0.1.1:*:*:*:*: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
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 16,985 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-vqcm-7f7f-r539high

brbackup exposes database password to unauthorized users

Mar 5, 2018

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/10/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/68506
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vapid.dhs.org / advisories/brbackup-0.1.1.html
Third Party Advisory