CVE-2007-5529
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 Self-Service Web Applications component in client-only installations of Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, aka APP08.
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 confidenceVulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2 Self-Service Web Applications component, specifically in client-only installations. The CVSS 7.5 indicates high severity with remote exploit potential, though the exact nature (injection, authentication bypass, etc.) is unspecified in public documentation.
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= 11.5.10.2CVSS 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 E-Business Suite versionExecute SQL query 'SELECT release_name FROM fnd_product_groups;' or check the Oracle Applications login banner for version 11.5.10.2Affected if The installed version is exactly 11.5.10.2
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Identify Self-Service Web Applications installationQuery Oracle Application Manager or check the product installation status for the Self-Service Web Applications (SSWA) component via adadmin utility or FND_PRODUCT_INSTALLATIONS tableAffected if Self-Service Web Applications component is installed
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Determine installation typeReview Oracle E-Business Suite installation documentation or configuration to confirm whether this is a 'client-only' installation versus a standard three-tier installation (database, application, web tier)Affected if This is a client-only installation where the Self-Service Web Applications tier may be unnecessarily exposed
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Check network accessibility of web tierReview network configuration and firewall rules to determine if the Self-Service Web Applications HTTP listener port is accessible from untrusted networksAffected if The Self-Service Web Applications tier is exposed to networkaccessible interfaces without proper access controls
A user is affected if they are running Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2 with Self-Service Web Applications configured as a client-only installation that is network-accessible to untrusted users.
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 (CPU) from October 2007 or later that addresses APP08. If patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the Self-Service Web Applications tier and review client-only installation configurations for unnecessary exposure.
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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-2007-5529 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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