CVE-2018-2656

Vulnerability in the Oracle General Ledger component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: Data Manager Server)

published January 18, 2018

CVSS
โ€”
EPSS
2%
Percentile
79.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

๐Ÿšจ An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability in Oracle General Ledger with just a network connection! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Think of it like an open garage door on a quiet street โ€” anyone passing by could just stroll in and start tampering with your valuable tools, without any locks or alarms in place. If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to complete chaos in your financial data โ€” unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical records are all on the table. This means that an attacker could potentially wipe out important datasets or manipulate them for nefarious purposes, endangering the integrity of your financial operations! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Put simply

Think of it like an open garage door on a quiet street โ€” anyone passing by could just stroll in and start tampering with your valuable tools, without any locks or alarms in place. This vulnerability in the Oracle General Ledger component allows unauthenticated access via HTTP, letting an attacker manipulate sensitive data without needing valid credentials. Supported versions affected include 12.1.1 to 12.2.7, making it alarmingly widespread.

What to do

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to complete chaos in your financial data โ€” unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical records are all on the table. This means that an attacker could potentially wipe out important datasets or manipulate them for nefarious purposes, endangering the integrity of your financial operations! ๐Ÿ”ฅ To secure your systems, immediately apply the latest patches from Oracle for the affected versions and review your network access controls to limit unnecessary exposure. Implement strong authentication measures to mitigate unauthorized access risks. ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ You've got this! Follow these steps and you'll be one step closer to securing your Oracle E-Business Suite! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01912 ยท 79.6th percentile
Published
2018-01-18T02:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 JAN 02:00Z
    Vulnerability in the Oracle General Ledger component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: Data Manager Server)
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