CVE-2007-5522
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 Portal component in Oracle Application Server 10.1.4.1 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, aka AS07.
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 confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Portal component of Oracle Application Server 10.1.4.1 with remote attack vectors and high severity (CVSS 7.5). The specific technical details of the flaw are not disclosed in the CVE entry, classified as AS07 in Oracle's October 2007 Critical Patch Update.
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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= 10.1.4.1CVSS 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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Identify installed Oracle Application Server versionRun the following command to query the Oracle Application Server version: opmnctl status -verbose or check the ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/version.ini file. Alternatively, access the Oracle Enterprise Manager console and navigate to the Application Server homepage to view the version information.Affected if The version displayed is exactly 10.1.4.1
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Verify Oracle Portal component is installedCheck for the presence of the Oracle Portal directory structure under ORACLE_HOME/portal or run the command 'opmnctl status -process ias-component' to list installed components. In Oracle Enterprise Manager, navigate to the Application Server and check the deployed components.Affected if Oracle Portal is listed as an installed component or the portal directory exists under the Oracle Home
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Confirm network accessibility of Oracle PortalCheck if the Oracle HTTP Server port (typically ports 7777, 7778, or 443/80) is open and accessible from untrusted networks. Use a network scanner or check firewall rules: 'nmap -p 7777,7778 <server-ip>' or review iptables/firewall configurations.Affected if The Oracle Application Server HTTP ports are exposed to untrusted network segments or the internet
You are affected if Oracle Application Server version 10.1.4.1 is installed AND Oracle Portal component is present and accessible on the network.
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 Update October 2007 or later, which includes the fix for this Oracle Portal vulnerability. If patching is not feasible, restrict network access to Oracle Application Server ports and implement compensating controls.
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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-2007-5522 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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