# CVE-2017-3340: Oracle Marketing vulnerability in User Interface

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-3340-oracle-marketing-vulnerability-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-2017-3340 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.2 · Published 2017-01-27

A vulnerability exists in the User Interface of Oracle Marketing, a component of the Oracle E-Business Suite used for managing marketing campaigns and customer data. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to sensitive marketing information or modify existing records. This attack requires a legitimate user to interact with a malicious link or page, and the impact may extend beyond the marketing module to other connected business systems.

Technologies: [Oracle Marketing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/marketing). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-3340 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-3340 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-3340?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 27 January 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Marketing 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-2017-3340?** A patch was published on 2017-01-27: Fixed in Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) January 2017 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2017-3340 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-3340?** Check whether you run Oracle Marketing 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

This vulnerability affects the User Interface subcomponent of Oracle Marketing within Oracle E-Business Suite. It is classified as an easily exploitable flaw that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the application. The exploit requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker (UI:R) and has a 'Changed' scope (S:C), meaning the impact can extend to other components or products. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized read access to all Oracle Marketing data and unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to a subset of that data. The vulnerability is addressed in the Oracle Critical Patch Update for January 2017.

## Affected products

- Oracle Marketing 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: advisory: Initial publication of CVE-2017-3340
- 2017-01-27: patched: Fixed in Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) January 2017

## 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/95500](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95500)

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