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CVE-2014-1835 — echor

HIGH

CVE-2014-1835 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) CWE-255 vulnerability in echor. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.

Echor Ruby Gem credentials can be stolen via process table monitoring

Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
See advisory
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 2, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs28th percentile — riskier than 28% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.28%0.57%0.85%0.0%0.3%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
💎echor

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Description

The perform_request function in /lib/echor/backplane.rb in echor 0.1.6 Ruby Gem allows local users to steal the login credentials by watching the process table.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
💎RubyGemsechorall versionsNo fix

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
echorechor_project
1 version
0.1.6

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for echor, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Remediation status

    The records we use list no patched version of echor for CVE-2014-1835. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

The perform_request function in /lib/echor/backplane.rb in echor 0.1.6 Ruby Gem allows local users to steal the login credentials by watching the process table.
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CVE-2014-1835: echor (High 7.8)