CVE-2005-4849

Apache Derby before 10.1.2.1 exposes the (1) user and (2) password attributes in cleartext via (a) the RDBNAM parameter of the ACCSEC command and (b) the output of the DatabaseMetaData.getURL function, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4849 is rated Moderate Risk (48.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.47%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4849

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 2.65% 2.47% -0.17%
2 2026-02-21 2.33% 2.65% +0.32%
3 2025-03-30 2.33%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4849

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4849

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2005-4849

GHSA-rp7r-79rm-2758 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Derby exposes user and password attributes

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-4849

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2005-4849 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (derby), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-4849

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4849

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache derby <= 10.1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:derby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4849

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