CVE-2015-4925
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 Workspace Manager component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.
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 Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4's Workspace Manager component allows remote authenticated users to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown attack vectors. The CVSS 6.5 indicates a network-exploitable, low-complexity issue requiring authentication.
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= 11.2.0.4CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 Database versionQuery the database version using SELECT VERSION FROM V$INSTANCE; or SELECT * FROM V$VERSION; Look for version 11.2.0.4 specifically.Affected if The returned version is exactly 11.2.0.4.
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Verify Workspace Manager component is installedQuery DBA_REGISTRY or USER_REGISTRY for the Workspace Manager component status. Run: SELECT COMP_NAME, VERSION, STATUS FROM DBA_REGISTRY WHERE COMP_NAME LIKE '%Workspace%';Affected if Workspace Manager appears in the registry with status VALID or LOADED.
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Confirm Workspace Manager is accessible to network usersCheck if the database listener is configured for remote connections. Query V$LISTENER or check the tnsnames.ora and listener.ora configuration files. Verify if authenticated remote connections are possible.Affected if The database accepts remote TCP connections and allows authenticated user sessions.
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Check for granted Workspace Manager privilegesQuery DBA_TAB_PRIVS or USER_TAB_PRIVS for privileges on WM_ADMIN_ROLE or other Workspace Manager roles granted to non-admin users. Run: SELECT GRANTEE, GRANTOR, TABLE_NAME FROM DBA_TAB_PRIVS WHERE TABLE_NAME LIKE '%WM%' OR GRANTEE IN ('WM_ADMIN_ROLE','WMSYS');Affected if Non-privileged database users have been granted Workspace Manager roles or privileges.
Your environment is affected if you are running Oracle Database Server version 11.2.0.4 with the Workspace Manager component installed and accessible to authenticated remote 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 the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for CVE-2015-4925; if 11.2.0.4 is end-of-life, upgrade to a supported Oracle Database version. Additionally, restrict Workspace Manager access to only necessary accounts and apply network segmentation.
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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-2015-4925 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.
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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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