Oracle Web Listener could allow a remote attacker to bypass restrictions using hexadecimal URL encoded characters
| oracle-weblistener-bypass-restrictions (8355) |  High Risk |
Description:
Oracle Web Listener could allow a remote attacker to access restricted information. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing specific characters replaced by their hexadecimal URL encoded equivalent to bypass access restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the database.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 25 Nov 1999 21:45:35 -0000: Oracle Web Listener.
- BID-841: Oracle Web Listener URL Character Substitution Vulnerability
- CVE-1999-1547: Oracle Web Listener 2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by replacing a character in the URL with its HTTP-encoded (hex) equivalent.
- OSVDB ID: 9416: Oracle Web Listener Hex Encoded URL Authentication Bypass
Platforms Affected:
- Oracle Web Listener 2.1
Reported:
Nov 25, 1999
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