CVE-2014-6274 (GCVE-0-2014-6274)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-26 20:59 – Updated: 2025-06-27 18:41
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-311 - Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
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git-annex git-annex Affected: 3.20121126 , < 5.20140919 (custom)
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