CVE-2007-2766 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

lib/backup-methods.sh in Backup Manager before 0.7.6 provides the MySQL password as a plaintext command line argument, which allows local users to obtain this password by listing the process and its arguments, related to lib/backup-methods.sh.

Published: 2007-05-18

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:backup_manager:backup_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-2758	lib/backup-methods.sh in Backup Manager before 0.7.6 provides the MySQL password as a plaintext command line argument, which allows local users to obtain this password by listing the process and its arguments, related to lib/backup-methods.sh.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00056.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugzilla.backup-manager.org/cgi-bin/show_bug.cgi?id=146
http://osvdb.org/34780
http://www.backup-manager.org/pipermail/backup-manager-commits/2007-January/000212.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2412
http://www2.backup-manager.org/Release076
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34489

History

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Subscriptions

Backup Manager Backup Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-05-18T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:49:57.303Z

Reserved: 2007-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2766

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-05-18T22:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-2766

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-255

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