Oracle Database Server 4.0 Application Express privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Database Server 4.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Application Express. Executing a manipulation can lead to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-3525. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Database Server 4.0 (Database Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Application Express. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Application Express component in Oracle Database Server 3.2 and 4.0 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to APEX developer user.

The weakness was disclosed 10/18/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-3525. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/24/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64712 (Oracle Application Express (Apex) CVE-2011-3525), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70799), Tenable (64712), SecurityFocus (BID 50197†), OSVDB (76516†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38617†). The entries VDB-59140, VDB-59139, VDB-59138 and VDB-59137 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 64712
Nessus Name: Oracle Application Express (Apex) CVE-2011-3525
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/16/2011 🔍
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02/20/2013 +491 days 🔍
03/04/2013 +12 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +749 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59122
X-Force: 70799
SecurityFocus: 50197
OSVDB: 76516
Vulnerability Center: 38617 - [cpuoct2011-330135] Oracle Database Application Express Unspecified Vulnerability Related to APEX Developer User, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 08:27
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (39), 04/07/2017 17:06 (14), 11/24/2021 08:21 (2), 11/24/2021 08:25 (7), 11/24/2021 08:27 (1)
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