Chi tiết CWE-214

CWE-214

Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information
2006-07-19
00h00 +00:00
Incomplete
2026-10-28
00h00 +00:00
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Tên: Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information

A process is invoked with sensitive command-line arguments, environment variables, or other elements that can be seen by other processes on the operating system.

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Architecture and Design
Implementation : REALIZATION: This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic.
Operation

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Ngôn ngữ

Lớp: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

Hậu quả phổ biến

Phạm vi Tác động Khả năng xảy ra
ConfidentialityRead Application Data

Ghi chú: When this data contains sensitive information such as credentials, it might allow other users to launch an attack against the product or related resources.

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Tài liệu tham khảo Mô tả

CVE-2023-38994

IAM product includes LDAP password in a process call, allowing local users to obtain the password

CVE-2005-1387

password passed on command line

CVE-2005-2291

password passed on command line

CVE-2001-1565

username/password on command line allows local users to view via "ps" or other process listing programs

CVE-2004-1948

Username/password on command line allows local users to view via "ps" or other process listing programs.

CVE-1999-1270

PGP passphrase provided as command line argument.

CVE-2004-1058

Kernel race condition allows reading of environment variables of a process that is still spawning.

CVE-2021-32638

Code analysis product passes access tokens as a command-line parameter or through an environment variable, making them visible to other processes via the ps command.

Ghi chú ánh xạ lỗ hổng

Lý do : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
Bình luận : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

Ghi chú

Under-studied, especially environment variables.

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Tên Tổ chức Ngày Ngày phát hành Version
PLOVER 2006-07-19 +00:00 2006-07-19 +00:00 Draft 3

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Tên Tổ chức Ngày Bình luận
Sean Eidemiller Cigital 2008-07-01 +00:00 added/updated demonstrative examples
Eric Dalci Cigital 2008-07-01 +00:00 updated Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-09-08 +00:00 updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2008-10-14 +00:00 updated Description, Other_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2009-10-29 +00:00 updated Other_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-03-29 +00:00 updated Name
CWE Content Team MITRE 2011-06-01 +00:00 updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-05-11 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2012-10-30 +00:00 updated Potential_Mitigations
CWE Content Team MITRE 2014-07-30 +00:00 updated Demonstrative_Examples, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team MITRE 2017-11-08 +00:00 updated Applicable_Platforms, Modes_of_Introduction, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2020-02-24 +00:00 updated Description, Name, Relationships, Type
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-01-31 +00:00 updated Description, Observed_Examples, Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-04-27 +00:00 updated Relationships
CWE Content Team MITRE 2023-06-29 +00:00 updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-09-09 +00:00 updated Functional_Areas
CWE Content Team MITRE 2025-12-11 +00:00 updated Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team MITRE 2026-04-30 +00:00 updated Observed_Examples
CWE Content Team MITRE 2026-10-28 +00:00 updated Background_Details, Common_Consequences, Description