CVE-2016-8306: Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing data manipulation in Core component

CVE-2016-8306 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2017-01-27

A vulnerability exists in Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing, a platform used by financial institutions to manage investment records and investor activities. An attacker with low-level access to the network can exploit this flaw to view, modify, or delete sensitive financial data. This could lead to unauthorized changes in investor records or the exposure of private financial information.

Technologies: Oracle Flexcube Investor Servicing. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-8306 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-8306 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-8306?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 27 January 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Flexcube Investor Servicing 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.4, 12.1.0, 12.3.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-8306?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2016-8306 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-8306?
Check whether you run Oracle Flexcube Investor Servicing at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A vulnerability in the Core subcomponent of Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing (versions 12.0.1 through 12.3.0) allows for unauthorized data manipulation. The flaw is categorized under CWE-254 (Security Features) and is easily exploitable by a low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP. Successful exploitation enables the attacker to perform unauthorized updates, insertions, or deletions of certain data, as well as gain unauthorized read access to a subset of the system's data. The vulnerability was addressed in the Oracle Critical Patch Update for January 2017.

Affected products

  • Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.4, 12.1.0, 12.3.0

Timeline

  • 2017-01-27: disclosed
  • 2017-01-27: advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update published

References

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