CVE-2006-0275
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Reports Developer component of Oracle Application Server 9.0.4.2 has unspecified impact and attack vectors, as identified by Oracle Vuln# REP04. NOTE: Oracle has not disputed reliable researcher claims that this issue is related to directory traversal that allows reading of portions of arbitrary XML files via the customize parameter.
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 · moderate confidenceDirectory traversal vulnerability in Oracle Reports Developer (Oracle Application Server 9.0.4.2) allows attackers to read portions of arbitrary XML files via the 'customize' parameter through unsanitized path traversal sequences.
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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= 9.0.4.2CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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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Identify Oracle Application Server versionRun 'opatch lsinventory' or check $ORACLE_HOME/oraInst.loc for version information, or query the Oracle Enterprise Manager console for the Application Server versionAffected if Version is exactly 9.0.4.2
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Verify Oracle Reports Developer is installedCheck for the presence of $ORACLE_HOME/reports or the reports component in Oracle Application Server inventory using 'opatch lsinventory' | grep -i reportsAffected if Oracle Reports Developer component is present in the installation
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Confirm the vulnerable parameter is accessibleCheck if the Reports Server HTTP endpoint is exposed by examining the configuration files (reports.conf or rwservlet.properties) in $ORACLE_HOME/reports/conf or by attempting a test request to the Reports Server servletAffected if The rwservlet or Reports Server HTTP interface is enabled and accessible
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Assess network exposure of Reports interfaceReview firewall rules, load balancer configurations, or Oracle Web Cache settings to determine if the Reports Server HTTP port (typically 8888 or 7777) is accessible from untrusted networksAffected if The Oracle Reports HTTP interface is exposed to untrusted networks or the internet
The environment is affected if Oracle Application Server version 9.0.4.2 with Oracle Reports Developer is installed AND the Reports HTTP interface (rwservlet) is accessible, allowing an attacker to inject path traversal sequences through the customize parameter.
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 dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Updates for the relevant period or upgrade to a supported version of Oracle Application Server that includes the REP04 fix; validate that the customize parameter properly sanitizes path traversal sequences.
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