CVE-2014-6274

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Publication date:

26/06/2025

Last modified:

06/08/2025

Description

git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes<br /> was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid,<br /> the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository<br /> in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

7.50

Severity 3.x

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:git-annex_project:git-annex::::::::	3.20121126 (including)	5.20140919 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/insecure_embedded_creds/