CVE-2018-16959 Information disclosure in n/a
Insecure default configuration allows anonymous users to retrieve all portal and Active Directory account names.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-16959?
CVE-2018-16959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Oracle WebCenter Interaction Portal 10.3.3. The portal component is delivered with an insecure default User Profile community configuration that allows anonymous users to retrieve the account names of all portal users via /portal/server.pt/user/user/ requests. When WCI is synchronised with Active Directory (AD), this vulnerability can expose the account names of all AD users. NOTE: this CVE is assigned by MITRE and isn't validated by Oracle because Oracle WebCenter Interaction Portal is out of support.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16959?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Webcenter Interaction.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-16959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg6r-jr74-wf49.