# CVE-2017-3592: Missing authorization in Payroll

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2c7r-pq3c-rqjv

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2017-3592 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Payroll

- [CVE-2026-70941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70941/): Privilege escalation in Oracle Payroll (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-60890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60890/): Auth bypass in Oracle Payroll (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-60897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60897/): Auth bypass in Oracle Payroll (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-62464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62464/): Auth bypass in Oracle Payroll (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-70945](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70945/): Missing authorization in Oracle Payroll (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3592 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Payroll. 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-2017-3592/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3592/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3592
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3592
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3592

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