CVE-2014-6274
git-annex plaintext storage of embedded credentials on encrypted remotes
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.15%
Description
git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.
How to fix CVE-2014-6274
To remediate CVE-2014-6274, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 5.20140919 or later
- —upgrade to 5.20140919 or later
Is CVE-2014-6274 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.20140919
- >= 0.20110401, < 5.20140919
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |