# CVE-2007-5508: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL commands in Oracle Database via SQL injection in the CTXSYS Intermedia application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7xmh-48w2-qq3p

## What is CVE-2007-5508?

CVE-2007-5508 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 17 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the CTXSYS Intermedia application for the Oracle Text component (CTX_DOC) in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5 and 10.2.0.3 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) THEMES, (2) GIST, (3) TOKENS, (4) FILTER, (5) HIGHLIGHT, and (6) MARKUP procedures, aka DB03.  NOTE: remote unauthenticated attack vectors exist when CTXSYS is used with oracle Application Server.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5508?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5508?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5508 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5508 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5508 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Oracle 10g - 'CTX_DOC.MARKUP' SQL Injection (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5508 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5508 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 17 Oct 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5508 exists.

Affected product: Oracle Database Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5508/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5508/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5508
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5508
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5508

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