CVE-2006-7141

Oracle Database Server - Authenticated Absolute Path Traversal via utl_file Functions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-7141. PoCs published by Marco Ivaldi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages Oracle's UTL_FILE package to read and write arbitrary files on the filesystem with the privileges of the RDBMS user. It requires the utl_file_dir parameter to be set to a non-NULL value (preferably '*').

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, when utl_file_dir is set to a wildcard value or "CREATE ANY DIRECTORY to PUBLIC" privileges exist, allows remote authenticated users to read and modify arbitrary files via full filepaths to utl_file functions such as (1) utl_file.put_line and (2) utl_file.get_line, a related issue to CVE-2005-0701. NOTE: this issue is disputed by third parties who state that this is due to an insecure configuration instead of an inherent vulnerability

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Marco Ivaldi · remotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2959

This exploit leverages Oracle's UTL_FILE package to read and write arbitrary files on the filesystem with the privileges of the RDBMS user. It requires the utl_file_dir parameter to be set to a non-NULL value (preferably '*').

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Oracle Database
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid Oracle database credentials · UTL_FILE_DIR parameter set to a non-NULL value
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455047/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454964/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454862/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0565
EPSS Percentile 92.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
oracle/database_server
Published Mar 07, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026