CVE-2016-8300 Missing authorization in FLEXCUBE Private Banking

Medium 5.3 Published 27 Jan 2017 Updated 9 Oct 2024

A low-privileged attacker can exploit a missing authorization flaw in Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking to access critical data via HTTP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-8300?

CVE-2016-8300 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Flexcube Private Banking, published on 27 Jan 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking component of Oracle Financial Services Applications (subcomponent: Product / Instrument Search). Supported versions that are affected are 2.0.1, 2.2.0 and 12.0.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking accessible data. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8300?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Flexcube Private Banking.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2016-8300 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8300 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Flexcube Private Banking vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-72jv-qv8g-5mmh.