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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2014-6274
Git-Annex AWS S3 and Glacier Unencrypted Credentials Storage Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 26, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 6, 2025, 4:36 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6274 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Git-annex_project git-annex
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update git-annex to resolve plaintext credential storage in S3/Glacier remotes.
  • Update git-annex to version 5.20140919 or later.
  • Review and correct configurations with embedcreds=yes.
  • Remove exposed credentials from the repository history.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/insecure_embedded_creds/ Product
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-6274 weaknesses.

CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-37: Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data CAPEC-65: Sniff Application Code Sniff Application Code CAPEC-157: Sniffing Attacks Sniffing Attacks CAPEC-158: Sniffing Network Traffic Sniffing Network Traffic CAPEC-204: Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache CAPEC-383: Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring CAPEC-384: Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle CAPEC-385: Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation CAPEC-386: Application API Navigation Remapping Application API Navigation Remapping CAPEC-387: Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content CAPEC-388: Application API Button Hijacking Application API Button Hijacking CAPEC-477: Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content CAPEC-609: Cellular Traffic Intercept Cellular Traffic Intercept

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:git-annex_project:git-annex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.20121126 up to (excluding) 5.20140919
    Added Reference Type Debian GNU/Linux: https://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/insecure_embedded_creds/ Types: Product
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-311
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference https://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/insecure_embedded_creds/
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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