CVE-2018-3300 : What You Need to Know

Oracle Retail Xstore Office version 7.1 has a vulnerability that allows a low privileged attacker to compromise the application via HTTP. This could lead to unauthorized data access and manipulation.

Understanding CVE-2018-3300

This CVE involves a vulnerability in the Oracle Retail Xstore Office product, affecting version 7.1.

What is CVE-2018-3300?

The vulnerability in Oracle Retail Xstore Office version 7.1 allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the application. The attacker could gain unauthorized access to data and potentially manipulate it.

The Impact of CVE-2018-3300

The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 5.4, indicating potential impacts on confidentiality and integrity.
Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to certain data accessible through Oracle Retail Xstore Office.
Unauthorized read access to a subset of the application's data is also possible.

Technical Details of CVE-2018-3300

This section provides more technical insights into the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability in Oracle Retail Xstore Office version 7.1 allows a low privileged attacker to compromise the application via HTTP, potentially leading to unauthorized data access and manipulation.

Affected Systems and Versions

Product: Retail Xstore Office
Vendor: Oracle Corporation
Affected Version: 7.1

Exploitation Mechanism

The vulnerability can be exploited by a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the Oracle Retail Xstore Office application.

Mitigation and Prevention

Protecting against and addressing this vulnerability is crucial.

Immediate Steps to Take

Apply security patches provided by Oracle promptly.
Monitor network traffic for any suspicious activity.
Restrict network access to the application to authorized users only.

Long-Term Security Practices

Regularly update and patch all software and applications.
Conduct security training for employees to recognize and report suspicious activities.

Patching and Updates

Ensure that the Oracle Retail Xstore Office application is updated with the latest security patches to mitigate the vulnerability.