Privilege escalation in Oracle Internet Directory - CVE-2018-2601
Published: January 18, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10083
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2601
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Internet Directory
Oracle Internet Directory
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Oracle Internet Directory Oracle Directory Services Manager component. A remote attacker with network access via HTTP can escalate his privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Oracle Internet Directory Oracle Directory Services Manager component. A remote attacker with network access via HTTP can escalate his privileges on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-2601
Install update from vendor's website.