CVE-2008-2138

Oracle Application Server Portal 10g - Unauthenticated Directory Traversal via Trailing %0A

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2138. PoCs published by Deniz Cevik.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication in Oracle Application Server Portal 10g by exploiting improper access restrictions. By visiting a crafted URL, an attacker can generate a cookie that grants unauthorized access to sensitive portal contents.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Deniz Cevik · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31770

The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication in Oracle Application Server Portal 10g by exploiting improper access restrictions. By visiting a crafted URL, an attacker can generate a cookie that grants unauthorized access to sensitive portal contents.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Oracle Application Server Portal 10g
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target Oracle Application Server Portal instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3867
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42302
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491865/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020034
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30140
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29119

Scores

EPSS 0.1551
EPSS Percentile 96.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
oracle/application_server_portal 10g
Published May 12, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026