Apache Derby exposes user and password attributes

CVE-2005-4849 → View on GitHub ↗ View on CVE.org ↗ View on NVD ↗

Description

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.

Basic information

Type: reviewed
Severity: medium
Advisory on GitHub: Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory: —
Source code: Browse source ↗
Published (advisory): 2022-05-01 02:31:27 UTC
Updated: 2023-01-31 05:00:25 UTC
GitHub reviewed: 2022-05-25 20:21:39 UTC
NVD published: 2005-12-31

EPSS Score

Score	Percentile
2.65%	85.50%

CVSS Scores

No CVSS scores in this advisory.

Identifiers

Type	Value
GHSA	GHSA-rp7r-79rm-2758 ↗
CVE	CVE-2005-4849 ↗

CWEs

CWE id	Name
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	First patched	Vulnerable functions
maven	org.apache.derby:derby	<= 10.1.1.0	10.1.2.1	—

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence