CVE-2005-2291

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.

Published: 2005-07-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2291 is rated Low Risk (31.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2291

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.80% 0.51% -0.29%
2 2025-03-23 1.95% 0.80% -1.16%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.95% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2291

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2291

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2291

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jdeveloper 9.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdeveloper:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdeveloper 9.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdeveloper:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdeveloper 10.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdeveloper:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2291

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