# CVE-2017-10245: Information disclosure in General Ledger

> Unauthenticated attackers can access critical data in Oracle General Ledger via HTTP, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jrwr-wc4m-qfwf

## What is CVE-2017-10245?

CVE-2017-10245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation General Ledger, published on 8 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle General Ledger component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: Account Hierarchy Manager). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5 and 12.2.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle General Ledger. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle General Ledger accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10245?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle General Ledger.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-10245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-10245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation General Ledger

- [CVE-2019-2638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2638/): Missing authorization in General Ledger (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-70686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70686/): Auth bypass in Oracle General Ledger (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-2237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2237/): Missing authorization in General Ledger (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-60748](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60748/): Missing authorization in Oracle General Ledger (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2026-70764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70764/): Missing authorization in Oracle General Ledger (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10245 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-10245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation General Ledger, published on 8 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation General Ledger. 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-2017-10245/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10245/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10245
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10245
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10245

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