CVE-2015-2179
xaviershay-dm-rails Gem for Ruby exposes sensitive information via the process table
The xaviershay-dm-rails gem 0.10.3.8 for Ruby allows local users to discover MySQL credentials by listing a process and its arguments.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The xaviershay-dm-rails gem 0.10.3.8 for Ruby allows local users to discover MySQL credentials by listing a process and its arguments.
- Record
CVE-2015-2179- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The xaviershay-dm-rails gem 0.10.3.8 for Ruby allows local users to discover MySQL credentials by listing a process and its arguments.
- Record
CVE-2015-2179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0400 No score
The xaviershay-dm-rails gem 0.10.3.8 for Ruby allows local users to discover MySQL credentials by listing a process and its arguments.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0400- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-88p8-4vv5-82j7
xaviershay-dm-rails Gem for Ruby exposes sensitive information via the process table
xaviershay-dm-rails Gem for Ruby contains a flaw in the execute() function in /datamapper/dm-rails/blob/master/lib/dm-rails/storage.rb. The issue is due to the function exposing sensitive information via the process table. This may allow a local attack to gain access to MySQL credential information.
- Record
GHSA-88p8-4vv5-82j7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-88p8-4vv5-82j7
xaviershay-dm-rails Gem for Ruby exposes sensitive information via the process table
xaviershay-dm-rails Gem for Ruby contains a flaw in the execute() function in /datamapper/dm-rails/blob/master/lib/dm-rails/storage.rb. The issue is due to the function exposing sensitive information via the process table. This may allow a local attack to gain access to MySQL credential information.
- Record
GHSA-88p8-4vv5-82j7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xaviershay-dm-railsRubyGems |
through 1.2.0 | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-2179 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Xaviershay-dm-rails Porject Xaviershay-dm-rails, published January 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.