# CVE-2008-7233: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Oracle Application Server via the Jinitiator component.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Sep 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h485-5vv5-g8hf

## What is CVE-2008-7233?

CVE-2008-7233 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Application Server, published on 14 Sep 2009. It can be exploited over the network.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the E-Business Application client, as used in Oracle Application Server 1.1.8.26 and E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to the Oracle Jinitiator component, aka AS02.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7233?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Oracle Application Server, Oracle E-Business Suite 11i.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7233?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-7233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7233 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-2008-7233 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7233 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Application Server, published on 14 Sep 2009. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7233 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-2008-7233/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7233/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7233
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7233
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7233

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