CVE-2018-3023 : Security Advisory and Response

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Oracle Banking Payments component of Oracle Financial Services Applications, affecting versions 12.2.0, 12.3.0, 12.4.0, 12.5.0, and 14.1.0. This vulnerability could allow unauthorized data manipulation and partial denial of service.

Understanding CVE-2018-3023

This CVE involves a vulnerability in the Oracle Banking Payments component of Oracle Financial Services Applications.

What is CVE-2018-3023?

CVE-2018-3023 is a vulnerability in the Payments Core subcomponent of Oracle Banking Payments, allowing a low privileged attacker to compromise the system through HTTP.

The Impact of CVE-2018-3023

The vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data manipulation within Oracle Banking Payments.
It also enables a partial denial of service (partial DOS) attack on the system.
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) 3.0 Base Score for this vulnerability is 5.4, with impacts on integrity and availability.

Technical Details of CVE-2018-3023

This section provides technical details of the CVE.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Banking Payments.
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized data manipulation and partial denial of service.

Affected Systems and Versions

Product: Banking Payments
Vendor: Oracle Corporation
Affected Versions: 12.2.0, 12.3.0, 12.4.0, 12.5.0, 14.1.0

Exploitation Mechanism

The vulnerability can be exploited by a low privileged attacker with network access through HTTP.
Successful attacks can lead to unauthorized data manipulation and partial denial of service.

Mitigation and Prevention

Protecting systems from CVE-2018-3023 is crucial.

Immediate Steps to Take

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

Long-Term Security Practices

Regularly update and patch all software and applications.
Conduct security training for employees to raise awareness of potential threats.
Implement network segmentation to limit the impact of potential breaches.

Patching and Updates

Oracle has released patches to address this vulnerability.
Ensure all affected versions are updated to the latest secure versions.