CVE-2016-8324 Missing authorization in FLEXCUBE Core Banking

Medium 5.3 Published 27 Jan 2017 Updated 9 Oct 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can access sensitive banking data via HTTP due to missing authorization checks in Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking.

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

What is CVE-2016-8324?

CVE-2016-8324 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking, published on 27 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking component of Oracle Financial Services Applications (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 5.1.0, 5.2.0 and 11.5.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking accessible data. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8324?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Flexcube Core Banking.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8324?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8324 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-2016-8324 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qx8v-2pg6-p78q.