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.
History

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Git-annex Project
Git-annex Project git-annex
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:git-annex_project:git-annex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Git-annex Project
Git-annex Project git-annex

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-311
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title S3 and Glacier remotes creds embedded in the git repo were not encrypted
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2025-06-26T20:59:54.999Z

Updated: 2025-06-27T18:41:32.782Z

Reserved: 2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-6274

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-27T18:41:16.692Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-06-26T21:15:27.647

Modified: 2025-08-06T16:36:19.350

Link: CVE-2014-6274

cve-icon Redhat

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