CVE-2005-2291
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.51% (44th) EPSS
CVSS 4.6 · medium
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Oracle JDeveloper 9.0.4, 9.0.5, and 10.1.2 passes the cleartext password as a parameter when starting sqlplus, which allows local users to gain sensitive information.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
4.6
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.6
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-200USLLM-inferred
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
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also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
published 2005-07-18modified 2026-06-16
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112129082323341&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_jdeveloper_passes_plaintext_password.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112129082323341&w=2nvd
- http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_jdeveloper_passes_plaintext_password.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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