Package Instance
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GET /api/packages/53790?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/53790?format=api", "purl": "pkg:gem/lean-ruport@0.3.8", "type": "gem", "namespace": "", "name": "lean-ruport", "version": "0.3.8", "qualifiers": {}, "subpath": "", "is_vulnerable": true, "next_non_vulnerable_version": null, "latest_non_vulnerable_version": null, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/12044?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-drtx-vyxy-cug3", "summary": "Command injection vulnerability\nThe script `/test/tc_database.rb` exposes MySQL password information in plaintext in the process table. If this Gem is used in the context of a RoR application a remote attacker might be able to inject commands via the `#{user}` and `#{password}` variables as they are not sanitized before being passed to the shell.", "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4998", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00054", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.1708", "published_at": "2026-05-30T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2014-4998" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4998", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "" }, { "value": "7.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4998" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/18", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/07/18" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/5" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lean-ruport-0.3.8.html", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.8", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/lean-ruport-0.3.8.html" } ], "fixed_packages": [], "aliases": [ "CVE-2014-4998", "GHSA-5g7f-p7jg-v6mv", "OSV-108581" ], "risk_score": 3.5, "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "7.0", "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-drtx-vyxy-cug3" } ], "fixing_vulnerabilities": [], "risk_score": "3.5", "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/lean-ruport@0.3.8" }