Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-5002 - Credentials Management vulnerability in Lynx Project Lynx

047910
CVSS 2.1 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
local
low complexity
lynx-project
CWE-255

Summary

The lynx gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)