Vulnerability Note VU#476619

Oracle 9iAS default configuration allows arbitrary users to view sensitive configuration files

Overview

It is possible to read the "XSQLConfig.xml" and "soapConfig.xml" configuration files from an Oracle 9i Application Server under the default installation without any authorization. This can lead to an intruder gaining access to sensitive information about the server and potentially compromising it.

I. Description

The XSQL configuration and SOAP configuration files contain sensitive information such as the database server host name, user ID's and passwords. Since these files are not protected by default, any user can access it directly through a virtual directory and view the contents.

II. Impact

An intruder can gain sensitive information about the configuration of the server. This information can be used to compromise the server.

III. Solution

Apply the appropriate permissions to these files, please see Oracle's Security Alert on this issue.

Apply the appropriate permissions to the "XSQLConfig.xml" and "soapConfig.xml" configuration files.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Updated
Oracle	Vulnerable	27-Feb-2002

References

http://www.nextgenss.com/papers/hpoas.pdf

Credit

Our thanks to David Litchfield of NGSSoftware, who reported on this vulnerability.

This document was written by Jason Rafail and is based on the report by David Litchfield.

Other Information

Date Public	02/06/2002
Date First Published	03/06/2002 09:17:03 AM
Date Last Updated	03/06/2002
CERT Advisory
CVE-ID(s)
NVD-ID(s)
US-CERT Technical Alerts
Metric	42.19
Document Revision	8

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