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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0981 is rated Exploit Available (58/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.28%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8456 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-04-16 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 32.84% | 5.28% | -27.56% |
| 2 | 2026-01-05 | 29.77% | 32.84% | +3.07% |
| 3 | 2025-07-26 | — | 29.77% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | database_11g | 11.1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_11g:11.1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |