# CVE-2017-3274: Oracle Email Center unauthorized access in User Interface

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-3274-oracle-email-center-unauthorized-access-in-user-interface  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-01-27. Updated: 2026-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-3274 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.2 · Published 2017-01-27

Oracle Email Center, a component of the Oracle E-Business Suite used for managing high-volume email communications, contains a security vulnerability in its user interface. An attacker could exploit this to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or modify information within the system. This attack requires a legitimate user to perform an action, such as clicking a malicious link, and could potentially impact other connected business systems.

Technologies: [Oracle Email Center](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/email-center). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-3274 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-3274 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-3274?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 27 January 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Email Center 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5, 12.2.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-3274?** 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-2017-3274 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-3274?** Check whether you run Oracle Email Center 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 exists in the User Interface subcomponent of Oracle Email Center (part of Oracle E-Business Suite). The flaw is easily exploitable by an unauthenticated remote attacker via HTTP. Exploitation requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker (UI:R). The vulnerability has a 'Changed' scope (S:C), meaning a successful attack can impact products beyond Oracle Email Center. Impact includes unauthorized access to all accessible data (Confidentiality: High) and unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some data (Integrity: Low). Affected versions include 12.1.1 through 12.2.6.

## Affected products

- Oracle Email Center 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5, 12.2.6

## Timeline

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

## References

- [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2017-2881727.html)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95591](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95591)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037639](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037639)

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