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01 Record

CVE-2014-3851

usr/lib/cgi-bin/create_passwd_file.py in Pyplate 0.08 uses world-readable permissions for passwd.db, which allows local users to obtain the administrator password by reading this file.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

usr/lib/cgi-bin/create_passwd_file.py in Pyplate 0.08 uses world-readable permissions for passwd.db, which allows local users to obtain the administrator password by reading this file.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 34.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2014-08-07 10:00Z12 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 10:57Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2014-05-23
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
2472d32d2bcd9d7b6d48ed3650283bf14b25d1797dd1b576b209da0e241e8351

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
pyplatepyplateNot specified—

06 References