# CVE-2014-4998: lean-ruport allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process

> Local attackers can read MySQL passwords from process listings due to credentials being passed via command line in the lean-ruport gem.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5g7f-p7jg-v6mv

## What is CVE-2014-4998?

CVE-2014-4998 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

test/tc_database.rb in the lean-ruport gem 0.3.8 for Ruby places the mysql user password on the mysqldump command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4998?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including lean-ruport. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `lean-ruport` | RubyGems | All versions to 0.3.8 | None |
| `lean-ruport` | RubyGems | All versions to 0.3.8 | None |

Products: Lean-Ruport Project Lean-Ruport.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-4998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-4998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-4998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-4998 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- lean-ruport (RubyGems): affected all versions up to 0.3.8; no fix listed
- lean-ruport (RubyGems): affected all versions up to 0.3.8; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4998/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-4998

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4998/
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