# CVE-2017-10033: Missing authorization in WebCenter Sites

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-47c6-8977-246v

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- Oracle WebCenter FatWire Content Server < 7 - Improper Access Control (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Webcenter Sites

- [CVE-2026-46798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46798/): Auth bypass in Oracle WebCenter Sites (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-46800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46800/): Auth bypass in Oracle WebCenter Sites (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-61021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61021/): Auth bypass in Oracle WebCenter Sites (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-60552](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60552/): Auth bypass in Oracle WebCenter Sites (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-61018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61018/): Auth bypass in Oracle WebCenter Sites (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10033 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Oracle Webcenter Sites. 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-2017-10033/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10033/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10033
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10033
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10033

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