Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Human Resources - CVE-2018-2870

 

Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Human Resources - CVE-2018-2870

Published: April 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11941
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2870
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Human Resources

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and write arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Oracle Human Resources component of Oracle E-Business Suite due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can create, delete or modify critical data or all Oracle Human Resources accessible data and gain unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Human Resources accessible data. 

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2870

Install update from vendor's website.

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