CVE-2005-4550 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The PORTAL schema in Oracle Application Server (OracleAS) Discussion Forum Portlet allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for arbitrary JSP and other files via a df_next_page parameter with a trailing null byte (%00).

Published: 2005-12-28

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 51.4% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server_discussion_forum_portlet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.51367.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113532633229270&w=2
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/297
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015406
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16048
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3085
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23813

History

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Subscriptions

Oracle Application Server Discussion Forum Portlet

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-28T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:46:05.537Z

Reserved: 2005-12-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4550

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-28T11:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-4550

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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