# CVE-2017-10162: Missing authorization in Siebel Core - Server Framework

> Low-privileged attackers can unauthorizedly read and modify data in Oracle Siebel CRM via HTTP requests.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-px83-vm7h-24c2

## What is CVE-2017-10162?

CVE-2017-10162 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Siebel Core - Server Framework, published on 19 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Siebel Core - Server Framework component of Oracle Siebel CRM (subcomponent: Services). Supported versions that are affected are 16.0 and 17.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Siebel Core - Server Framework. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Siebel Core - Server Framework accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Siebel Core - Server Framework accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10162?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Siebel Core-Server Framework.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-10162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-10162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Siebel Core - Server Framework

- [CVE-2016-5461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5461/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-10049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10049/): Cross-site scripting in Siebel Core - Server Framework (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2016-5456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5456/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2018-2789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2789/): Information disclosure in Siebel Core - Server Framework (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2016-3450](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3450/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 3.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10162 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-10162 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Siebel Core - Server Framework, published on 19 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Siebel Core - Server Framework. 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-2017-10162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10162/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10162
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10162
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10162

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