CVE-2014-3851
usr/lib/cgi-bin/create_passwd_file.py in Pyplate 0.08 uses world-readable permissions for passwd...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-3851- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-3851- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3788 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-3788- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2jg-c284-pf5h No score
usr/lib/cgi-bin/create_passwd_file.py in Pyplate 0.08 uses world-readable permissions for passwd...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g2jg-c284-pf5h- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-3851 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Pyplate, published August 7, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.