MEDIUM
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
Published Oct 14, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.57%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.57% 0.00567
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00567
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.57% (0.00567) | 45.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.57% (0.00567) | 42.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 55.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 40.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 38.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 36.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0174.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870441917345&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14935/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_htmldb_plaintext_password.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15033 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22542 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0174.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870441917345&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14935/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_htmldb_plaintext_password.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15033 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22542 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 14, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 14, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3203
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a