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Oracle XSQL Sample Application Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tests for Oracle XSQL Sample Application Vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
One of the sample applications that comes with
the Oracle XSQL Servlet permits a possible hacker to make arbitrary queries to
the Oracle database (under an unprivileged account).
Whilst not permiting a possible hacker to delete or modify database contents,
this flaw can be used to enumerate database users and view table names.

Solution: Sample applications should always be removed from
production servers.

Reference : http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/717827

Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 Matt Moore

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