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CVE-2005-3203
The manual installation of Oracle HTML DB (HTMLDB) 1.3 through 1.3.6 stores the SYS password in install.lst in plaintext, which allows…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.57%
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- mitre
Description
The manual installation of Oracle HTML DB (HTMLDB) 1.3 through 1.3.6 stores the SYS password in install.lst in plaintext, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.57% · top 53% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 15033 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20051007 Plaintext Password Vulnerabilitiy during Installation of Oracle HTMLDB (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 14935 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_htmldb_plaintext_password.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oracle-htmldb-install-plaintext-password(22542) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20051007 Plaintext Password Vulnerabilitiy during Installation of Oracle (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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