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High, CVSS 7.8

backup-agoddard and backup_checksum have Information Exposure vulnerability

CVE-2014-4993GHSA-wr5j-q359-6vr2

What to do

Vendor response not established. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check back for a fix.

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Affected packages

  • RubyGems backup_checksum

    Affected
    <= 3.0.23
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

  • RubyGems backup-agoddard

    Affected
    <= 3.0.28
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
7.8 · CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
  • CVE-2014-4993: 0.51% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 43.73 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

(1) lib/backup/cli/utility.rb in the backup-agoddard gem 3.0.28 and (2) lib/backup/cli/utility.rb in the backupchecksum gem 3.0.23 for Ruby place credentials on the openssl command line, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing the process.

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-wr5j-q359-6vr2

Agent brief

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2014-4993

Advisory: backup-agoddard and backup_checksum have Information Exposure vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2014-4993, GHSA-wr5j-q359-6vr2
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2014-4993 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:43 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- RubyGems backup_checksum: affected <= 3.0.23
- RubyGems backup-agoddard: affected <= 3.0.28

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- RubyGems backup_checksum: check the installed version with your package manager.
- RubyGems backup-agoddard: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on backup_checksum, backup-agoddard.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wr5j-q359-6vr2 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-wr5j-q359-6vr2 lists affected ranges: RubyGems backup-agoddard >=0 =0 <=3.0.23)

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