Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Backup component in Oracle Secure Backup 10.2.0.3 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the July 2009 Oracle CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from an independent researcher that this vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via vectors involving property_box.php.
CVE-2009-1978
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 65%
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
- 99.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 14, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (16)
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://osvdb.org/55904
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35776
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2009-091332.html
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35678
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022565
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1900
- secalert_us@oraclehttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-059/
- secalert_us@oraclehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51762
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/55904
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35776
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2009-091332.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35678
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022565
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1900
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-059/
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-9652✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 14, 2009
Oracle Secure Backup Server 10.3.0.1.0 - Authentication Bypass / Remote Code Injection
Open source ↗ - Metasploitauxiliary/admin/oracle/osb_execqr2✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 18, 2009
Oracle Secure Backup Authentication Bypass/Command Injection Vulnerability
Open source ↗
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