CVE-2002-2345
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOracle 9i Application Server 9.0.2 stores the web cache administrator interface password in plaintext, which allows remote attackers to gain access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceOracle 9i Application Server 9.0.2 stores the web cache administrator interface password in plaintext, which allows remote attackers who obtain the password file to gain full administrative access to the web cache.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 9.0.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Oracle Application Server versionRun 'opatch lsinventory' or check the Oracle installation directory for version file (oraInventory/ContentsXML/oraclehomeproperties.xml) or query the OUI inventoryAffected if Version is exactly 9.0.2 (this vulnerability only affects that specific version)
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Identify web cache component installationCheck for Oracle Web Cache binaries and configuration directories under the Oracle Application Server home (commonly $ORACLE_HOME/webcache/)Affected if Web Cache component is installed and configured on the system
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Locate web cache password fileSearch for web cache configuration files in the web cache directory, typically named admin.xml, admin.dat, or similar configuration files that store administrator credentialsAffected if Password file exists and is readable by the web cache service account
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Inspect password storage formatOpen the identified password file and examine whether the administrator password appears as plaintext (visible readable text) versus an encoded, encrypted, or hashed valueAffected if Password is stored in plaintext (readable human-readable format) rather than being hashed or encrypted
System is affected only if Oracle Application Server version is exactly 9.0.2 AND web cache is installed AND the password file contains plaintext credentials visible in plain text.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade from the obsolete Oracle 9i AS 9.0.2 to a supported version, change the compromised administrator credentials immediately, and implement proper password hashing or encryption for any remaining plaintext secrets.
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- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2002-2345 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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