# CVE-2017-10272: Missing authorization in Tuxedo

> Low-privileged attackers can compromise Oracle Tuxedo via Jolt, leading to unauthorized data access, modification, and partial denial of service.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **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:** 14 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f95c-69f6-ffq3

## What is CVE-2017-10272?

CVE-2017-10272 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Tuxedo, published on 14 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Tuxedo component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1, 12.1.1, 12.1.3 and 12.2.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via Jolt to compromise Oracle Tuxedo. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Tuxedo, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Tuxedo accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Tuxedo accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Tuxedo. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Tuxedo.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-10272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-10272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Tuxedo

- [CVE-2017-10269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10269/): Other in Tuxedo (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-3007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3007/): Information disclosure in Tuxedo (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2017-10267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10267/): Information disclosure in Tuxedo (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-10278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10278/): Information disclosure in Tuxedo (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2017-10266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10266/): Information disclosure in Tuxedo (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-10272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-10272 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Tuxedo, published on 14 Nov 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-2017-10272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Tuxedo. 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-2017-10272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-10272

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