Information Exposure Affecting org.apache.derby:derby package, versions [,10.1.2.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEDERBY-472743
  • published10 Oct 2019
  • disclosed31 Dec 2005
  • creditunknown

Introduced: 31 Dec 2005

CVE-2005-4849  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.derby:derby to version 10.1.2.1 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.derby:derby is a database engine by Apache.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Information Exposure. It 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.

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