# CVE-2017-3286: Missing authorization in Applications DBA

> High-privileged attackers can bypass authorization controls to read, modify, or delete critical data in Oracle E-Business Suite DBA components.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jan 2017
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8fr7-cvvw-wgwv

## What is CVE-2017-3286?

CVE-2017-3286 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Applications DBA, published on 27 Jan 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 Applications DBA component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: Patching). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5 and 12.2.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Applications DBA executes to compromise Oracle Applications DBA. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Applications DBA accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Applications DBA accessible data. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3286?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Applications Dba.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-3286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-3286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Applications DBA

- [CVE-2026-61110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61110/): Auth bypass in Oracle Applications DBA (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-22011](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22011/): Privilege escalation in Oracle Applications DBA (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2026-70681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70681/): Auth bypass in Oracle Applications DBA (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-61107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61107/): Privilege escalation in Oracle Applications DBA (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2026-70680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70680/): Missing authorization in Oracle Applications DBA (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3286 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-3286 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Applications DBA, published on 27 Jan 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-2017-3286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Applications DBA. 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-2017-3286/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3286/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3286
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3286
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3286

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