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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…
Low2.1EPSS 0.40%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.40% · top 65% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (2)
- [oss-security] 20140523 Re: CVE request: Pyplate multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140514 CVE request: Pyplate multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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