CVE-2017-10033 Missing authorization in WebCenter Sites

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

An unauthenticated attacker with local access can modify or read data in Oracle WebCenter Sites due to missing authorization checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-10033?

CVE-2017-10033 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Webcenter Sites, published on 19 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Support Tools). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.8.0 and 12.2.1.2.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle WebCenter Sites executes to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data. Note: Please refer to Doc ID <a href="http://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=2318213.1">My Oracle Support Note 2318213.1 for instructions on how to address this issue. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.0 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10033?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Webcenter Sites.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10033?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10033 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-2017-10033 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Oracle Webcenter Sites vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-47c6-8977-246v.

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