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Message-id: <3453F677-D2AF-4149-A188-FF997B43EB20@me.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:38:20 -0500
From: "Larry W. Cashdollar" <larry0@...com>
To: "oss-security@...ts.openwall.com" <oss-security@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: Bio Basespace SDK 0.1.7 Ruby Gem exposes API Key via command line

Hello Folks,

I have been admonished off list to request a CVE number for this vulnerability.  May I have one assigned at your convenience.

Thanks!
Larry C$
  

On Dec 14, 2013, at 5:31 PM, Larry W. Cashdollar <larry0@...com> wrote:

> Title: Bio Basespace SDK 0.1.7 Ruby Gem exposes API Key via command line
> 
> Date: 11/15/2013
> 
> Author: Larry W. Cashdollar, @_larry0
> 
> Download: http://rubygems.org/gems/bio-basespace-sdk
> 
> Description:
> "BaseSpace Ruby SDK is a Ruby based Software Development Kit to be used in the development of Apps and scripts for working with Illumina's BaseSpace cloud-computing solution for next-gen sequencing data analysis. The primary purpose of the SDK is to provide an easy-to-use Ruby environment enabling developers to authenticate a user, retrieve data, and upload data/results from their own analysis to BaseSpace."
> 
> Vulnerability: The API client code passes the API_KEY to a curl command.  This exposes the api key to the shell and process table.  Another user on the system could snag the api key by just monitoring the process table. 
> 
> In the following code snippet:
> 
> bio-basespace-sdk-0.1.7/lib/basespace/api/api_client.rb
>  # +headers+:: Header of the PUT call.
>  # +trans_file+:: Path to the file that should be transferred.
>  def put_call(resource_path, post_data, headers, trans_file)
>    return %x(curl -H "x-access-token:#{@..._key}" -H "Content-MD5:#{headers['Content-MD5'].strip}" -T "#{trans_file}" -X PUT #{resource_path})
>  end
> 
> 
> Vendor: Notified 11/15/2013
> 
> Advisory: http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/bio-basespace-sdk.html

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