Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Application Object Library - CVE-2018-2874

 

Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Application Object Library - CVE-2018-2874

Published: April 19, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11945
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2874
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Application Object Library

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a physical attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Oracle Application Object Library component of Oracle E-Business Suite due to improper security restrictions. A physical attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and gain unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Application Object Library accessible data.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2874

Install update from vendor's website.

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