THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-2138
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2138

Application Server Portal vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
15.5%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Oracle Application Server (OracleAS) Portal 10g allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read the contents of /dav_portal/portal/ by sending a request containing a trailing "%0A" (encoded line feed), then using the session ID that is generated from that request. NOTE: as of 20080512, Oracle has not commented on the accuracy of this report.
Affected vendor
Oracle
Affected product
Application Server Portal
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2008-05-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 15.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-2138

  • Confirm whether Oracle Application Server Portal is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-2138.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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