CVE-2017-3592 Missing authorization in Payroll

Medium 6.5 Published 24 Apr 2017 Updated 4 Oct 2024

High-privileged attackers can bypass authorization in Oracle Payables to read, create, delete, or modify critical financial data via HTTP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-3592?

CVE-2017-3592 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Payroll, published on 24 Apr 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Payables component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: Self Service 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 high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payables. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Payables accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Payables accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3592?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Payroll.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3592?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3592 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-3592 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3592 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2c7r-pq3c-rqjv.