# CVE-2005-2372: Oracle Forms 4.5 through 10g starts form executables from arbitrary directories and executes them as the Oracle or System user, which allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-07-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Oracle Forms 4.5 through 10g starts form executables from arbitrary directories and executes them as the Oracle or System user, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a malicious .fmx file and referencing it using an absolute pathname argument in the (1) form or (2) module parameters to f90servlet.

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## References

- http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_forms_run_any_os_command.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112180805413784&w=2

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