# CVE-2008-0347: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit WKSYS schema privileges in Oracle Ultra Search to escalate privileges within the database environment.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jan 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rcxv-59x6-86jh

## What is CVE-2008-0347?

CVE-2008-0347 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Application Server, published on 17 Jan 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Ultra Search component in Oracle Collaboration Suite 10.1.2; Database 9.2.0.8, 10.1.0.5, and 10.2.0.3; and Application Server 9.0.4.3 and 10.1.2.0.2; has unknown impact and local attack vectors, aka OCS01.  NOTE: Oracle has not disputed a reliable claim that this issue is related to WKSYS schema privileges.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0347?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Oracle Application Server, Oracle Application Server 9i, Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle Database Server, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0347?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0347 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0347 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0347 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Application Server

- [CVE-2008-1812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1812/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1824/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0340/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0343](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0343/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-0344](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0344/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0347 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0347 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Application Server, published on 17 Jan 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0347 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Application 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-2008-0347/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0347/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0347
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0347
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0347

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