# CVE-2012-0518: Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified

> Remote attackers can exploit an open redirect vulnerability in Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On to compromise integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 28 Mar 2022 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2012
- **Updated:** 22 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cf67-jvfv-7wxp

## What is CVE-2012-0518?

CVE-2012-0518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware, published on 16 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 10.1.4.3.0 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Redirects, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3175.

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0518?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Fusion Middleware.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 18 Apr 2022.

## Is CVE-2012-0518 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2012-0518 in the wild since at least 28 Mar 2022.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Fusion Middleware

- [CVE-2012-1710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1710/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-3152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3152/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2380/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3135/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3510/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0518 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware, published on 16 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2012-0518 in the wild since at least 28 Mar 2022.

Affected product: Oracle Fusion Middleware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0518/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0518/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0518
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0518
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0518

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