Oracle Application Server 4.0 on Win NT Web Listener /ows-bin privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Application Server 4.0 on Win NT. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /ows-bin of the component Web Listener. Such manipulation with the input ?& leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0169. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Application Server 4.0 on Win NT (Application Server Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file /ows-bin of the component Web Listener. The manipulation with the input value ?& leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Batch files in the Oracle web listener ows-bin directory allow remote attackers to execute commands via a malformed URL that includes '?&'.

The weakness was disclosed 03/15/2000 by Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0169. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57619 (Oracle Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86467 (Oracle Web Listener Batch File Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 13 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1193.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19809), Tenable (57619), SecurityFocus (BID 1053†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-99†). The entries VDB-578, VDB-16220, VDB-16221 and VDB-16679 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 57619
Nessus Name: Oracle Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 10348
OpenVAS Name: ows-bin
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1193
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP oracle web arbitrary command execution attempt
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Suricata ID: 2101193
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15392
SecurityFocus: 1053 - Oracle Web Listener Batch File Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 99

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 00:35
Updated: 04/21/2026 00:42
Changes: 06/24/2014 00:35 (75), 04/30/2019 22:03 (2), 06/07/2024 08:44 (17), 06/09/2025 03:23 (14), 10/19/2025 06:29 (4), 04/21/2026 00:42 (1)
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