# CVE-2008-2138: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions to read portal contents by exploiting a line feed injection in the request path.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 May 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q5xw-x27x-5723

## What is CVE-2008-2138?

CVE-2008-2138 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2138?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Application Server Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-2138?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-2138 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2138 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Oracle Application Server Portal 10g - Authentication Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-6697](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6697/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2003-1193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1193/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-6699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6699/): Other in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2007-1506](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1506/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-2138 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-2138 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2138 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2008-2138/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2138/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2138
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2138
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2138

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