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CVE-2008-2138

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Oracle — Application Server Portal

CWEs

References

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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "authentication": "NONE",
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      "value": "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."
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      "value": "Oracle Application Server (OracleAS) Portal 10g permite a atacantes remotos evitar las restricciones de acceso previstas y leer los contenidos de /dav_portal/portal/ mediante una petición que contiene un rastro \"%0A\" (avance de línea codificado) y utilizando a continuación el ID de sesión que se genera de esa petición. NOTA: a fecha del 12-05-2008, Oracle no ha comentado la exactitud de este repote"
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:53:10.660",
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