Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2138 · published 12 May 2008

CVE-2008-2138: Oracle application server portal permissions and access controls vulnerability

Oracle · Application Server Portal

Oracle Application Server (OracleAS) Portal 10g allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read the contents of /dav_portal/portal/ by sending a request containing a trailing "%0A" (encoded line feed), then using the session ID that is generated from that request. NOTE: as of 20080512, Oracle has not commented on the accuracy of this report.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 16% · top 3.3% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls

5.0CVSS 2.0 base score

16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

12References, 2 tagged exploit

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Application Server Portal Oracle

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30140
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3867
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491865/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29119	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020034
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42302
http://secunia.com/advisories/30140
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3867
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491865/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29119	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020034
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42302

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2138), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.