Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-41053 CVE-2023-44487 CVE-2023-5072 CVE-2023-4911 CVE-2023-43496 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-284 CWE-400 CWE-770 CWE-119 CWE-276 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit |
Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild. Vulnerability #4 is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy Server applications / DLP, anti-spam, sniffers |
| Vendor | Oracle |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control
EUVDB-ID: #VU80512
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41053
CWE-ID:
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to Redis does not correctly identify keys accessed by SORT_RO. This may grant users executing this command access to keys that are not explicitly authorized by the ACL configuration.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.3.0
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU81728
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44487
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly control of consumption for internal resources when handling HTTP/2 requests with compressed HEADERS frames. A remote attacker can send a sequence of compressed HEADERS frames followed by RST_STREAM frames and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack, a.k.a. "Rapid Reset".
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.3.0
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
3) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EUVDB-ID: #VU82276
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5072
CWE-ID:
CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.3.0
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU81437
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4911
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.3.0
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
5) Incorrect default permissions
EUVDB-ID: #VU80937
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43496
CWE-ID:
CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin creates the temporary file in the system temporary directory with the default permissions for newly created files. A local user can view contents of files and directories and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.1.0 - 23.3.0
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
