TI-2014-03128 Aliases CVE-2014-3851 GHSA-g2jg-c284-pf5h

usr/lib/cgi-bin/create_passwd_file.py in Pyplate 0.08 uses world-readable permissions for…

LOW 11CWE-200Published 2014-08-07 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00402 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pyplate:pyplate:0.08:::::::*	0.08	Vulnerable	Pyplate

cpe:2.3:a:pyplate:pyplate:0.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.08 Vulnerable ·Pyplate

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3851
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2jg-c284-pf5h

References

Exploit 1

[oss-security] 20140514 CVE request: Pyplate multiple vulnerabilities

Other 1

[oss-security] 20140523 Re: CVE request: Pyplate multiple vulnerabilities

TI-2014-03131 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/addScript.py in Pyplate 0.08… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2014-03132 Directory traversal vulnerability in download.py in Pyplate 0.08 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2014-03129 Pyplate 0.08 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for the id cookie… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2014-03130 Pyplate 0.08 does not set the secure flag for the id cookie in an https session, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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