{"id":86542,"date":"2026-02-24T15:28:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:28:38","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2014-6274-unencrypted-aws-credentials-in-git-annex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2014-6274-unencrypted-aws-credentials-in-git-annex\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2014-6274: Unencrypted AWS Credentials in git-annex<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2014-6274 vulnerability refers to a significant flaw discovered in git-annex, affecting the versions from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to data security and integrity as the AWS credentials that are supposed to be encrypted are stored in plaintext, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2014-6274
\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: System compromise and potential data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

git-annex | 3.20121126 to 5.20140919<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability arises from a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes of git-annex. If the ’embedcreds=yes’ is set and the remote uses ‘encryption=pubkey’ or ‘encryption=hybrid’, the embedded AWS credentials are stored in the git repository in plaintext, rather than being encrypted. This misstep allows any malicious entity with access to the repository to retrieve the AWS credentials easily, leading to unauthorized access, system compromise, and data leakage.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

This vulnerability does not require any specific attack code as the credentials are exposed in plaintext. However, an attacker could potentially use the following shell command to clone the repository and access the exposed credentials.<\/p>\n

git clone https:\/\/target.example.com\/vulnerable\/repository.git\ngrep -iR 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID' repository\/<\/code><\/pre>\n
This command would clone the repository and then search for the plaintext AWS credentials within it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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