CVE-2005-4046

Unspecified vulnerability in Reverse SSL Proxy Plug-in for Sun Java System Application Server Standard Edition 7 2004Q2, Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.1 2005Q1, and Sun ONE Application Server 7 Standard Edition, as used in multiple web servers, allows remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and "compromise data privacy."

Published: 2005-12-07 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4046 is rated Low Risk (37/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4046

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 2025-03-30 0.49% 0.44% -0.05%
2 2025-03-29 0.44% 0.49% +0.05%
3 2025-03-23 0.44%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4046

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
4.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4046

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4046

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_application_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun java_system_application_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.1:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
sun one_application_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:one_application_server:7.0:*:standard:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4046

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