CVE-2018-2900: High severity oracle bi publisher vulnerability

Published Jul 18, 2018

Updated

Vulnerability in the BI Publisher component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Layout Tools). The supported version that is affected is 11.1.1.7.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise BI Publisher. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of BI Publisher accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).

Affected Software

1 affected component

Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher=11.1.1.7.0

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

Event History

Jul 18, 2018

CVE Published

via MITRE·01:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·01:00 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-2900?

The severity of CVE-2018-2900 is high with a score of 8.2.

How does CVE-2018-2900 affect Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher?

CVE-2018-2900 affects Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher version 11.1.1.7.0.

What is the vulnerability in the BI Publisher component of Oracle Fusion Middleware?

The vulnerability in the BI Publisher component of Oracle Fusion Middleware is CVE-2018-2900.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2018-2900?

An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit CVE-2018-2900 to compromise BI Publisher.

Is there a fix available for CVE-2018-2900?

Yes, Oracle has released a security advisory with fixes for CVE-2018-2900.