CVE-2018-2587 Missing authorization in Access Manager

Medium 6.5 Published 19 Apr 2018 Updated 3 Oct 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can modify or read critical data in Oracle Access Manager via HTTP, requiring immediate patching.

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-2018-2587?

CVE-2018-2587 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Access Manager, published on 19 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Access Manager component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Server Plugin). Supported versions that are affected are 10.1.4.3.0, 11.1.2.3.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Access Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Access Manager accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Access Manager accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2587?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Adaptive Access Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2587?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2587 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-2018-2587 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2587 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-98hv-cvvr-jhw3.