[NEWS] Oracle Webcache 9i File Appending Vulnerability (cache_dump_file)

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Date: 04/27/05

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      Oracle Webcache 9i File Appending Vulnerability (cache_dump_file)
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    SUMMARY

    It is possible to corrupt any file of an Oracle Application Server
    installation via the 'webcacheadmin' interface by pointing it to dump its
    cache to a local file used by the Oracle Application Server.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable Systems:
     * Oracle Application Server with Webcache 9i

    Example:
    http://server01:4000/webcacheadmin?SCREEN_ID=CGA.CacheDump&ACTION=Submit
    &index=1&cache_dump_file=/opt/ORACLE/ias/9.0.2/Apache/Apache/conf/httpd.conf

    Patch:
    Oracle fixed this issue and has informed their customers.

    Disclosure Timeline:
    23-sep-2003 Oracle was secalert informed
    23-sep-2003 Bug confirmed
    26-apr-2005 Red-Database-Security published this advisory

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by
    <mailto:ak@red-database-security.com> Kornbrust, Alexander.
    The original article can be found at:
    <http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_webcache_append_file_vulnerabilitiy.html> http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_webcache_append_file_vulnerabilitiy.html

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