CVE-2018-3021 Explained : Impact and Mitigation

Oracle Banking Payments component in Oracle Financial Services Applications has a vulnerability affecting multiple versions. This CVE was published on July 18, 2018.

Understanding CVE-2018-3021

This CVE involves an easily exploitable vulnerability in Oracle Banking Payments, impacting various versions.

What is CVE-2018-3021?

The vulnerability in Oracle Banking Payments allows an unauthenticated attacker to compromise the system via HTTP, potentially leading to unauthorized data access.

The Impact of CVE-2018-3021

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts)
Attack Vector: Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity: Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required: None (PR:N)
User Interaction: None (UI:N)
Scope: Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality: Low (C:L)
Integrity: None (I:N)
Availability: None (A:N)

Technical Details of CVE-2018-3021

This section provides detailed technical information about the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to a subset of Oracle Banking Payments data, impacting confidentiality.

Affected Systems and Versions

The following versions are affected:

12.2.0
12.3.0
12.4.0
12.5.0
14.1.0

Exploitation Mechanism

The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker without authentication through HTTP network access.

Mitigation and Prevention

Steps to address and prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.

Immediate Steps to Take

Apply patches provided by Oracle promptly.
Monitor network traffic for any suspicious activity.
Restrict network access to vulnerable systems.

Long-Term Security Practices

Regularly update and patch Oracle Banking Payments.
Implement network segmentation to limit the impact of potential attacks.

Patching and Updates

Stay informed about security updates from Oracle.
Apply patches and updates as soon as they are released.