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Oracle 9iAS PORTAL_DEMO ORG_CHART

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tests for presence of Oracle9iAS PORTAL_DEMO.ORG_CHART

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

In your installation of Oracle 9iAS, it is possible to access
a demo (PORTAL_DEMO.ORG_CHART) via mod_plsql. Access to these pages should
be restricted, because it may be possible to abuse this demo for
SQL Injection attacks.

Solution:
Remove the Execute for Public grant from the PL/SQL package in schema
PORTAL_DEMO (REVOKE execute ON portal_demo.org_chart FROM public
).
Please check also Oracle Security Alert 61 for patch-information.

Reference : http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/2003alert61_2.pdf

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Frank Berger

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