Unspecified vulnerability in the Application Express component in Oracle Database 11.1.0.7 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, related to APEX. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the April 2009 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this issue allows remote authenticated users to obtain APEX password hashes from the WWV_FLOW_USERS table via a SELECT statement.
CVE-2009-0981
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 91.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 15, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (18)
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://osvdb.org/53738
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34693
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2009-099563.html
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/apex_password_hashes.html
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502724/100/0/threaded
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34461
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022052
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-105A.html
- secalert_us@oraclehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8456
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/53738
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34693
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2009-099563.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/apex_password_hashes.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502724/100/0/threaded
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34461
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-8456✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 16, 2009
Oracle APEX 3.2 - Unprivileged DB users can see APEX Password hashes
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