CVE-2018-3179: High severity oracle identity management suite vulnerability

Published Oct 17, 2018

Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Advanced Console). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.2.3.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Identity Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Identity Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Identity Manager accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Identity Manager. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L).

Affected Software

2 affected components

Oracle Identity Manager=11.1.2.3.0

Oracle Identity Manager=12.2.1.3.0

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

Event History

Oct 17, 2018

CVE Published

via MITRE·01:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·01:00 AM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-3179.

What component of Oracle Fusion Middleware is affected by this vulnerability?

The Oracle Identity Manager component (subcomponent: Advanced Console) is affected.

Which versions of Oracle Identity Manager are affected by this vulnerability?

The affected versions are 11.1.2.3.0 and 12.2.1.3.0.

What is the severity of CVE-2018-3179?

The severity of CVE-2018-3179 is high with a CVSS score of 7.2.

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can easily exploit this vulnerability.