# CVE-2018-2730: Missing authorization in Retail Merchandising System

> Low-privileged attackers can modify or read unauthorized data in Oracle Retail Merchandising System via HTTP.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gv8h-vq76-2q34

## What is CVE-2018-2730?

CVE-2018-2730 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Retail Merchandising System, published on 18 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Retail Merchandising System component of Oracle Retail Applications (subcomponent: Cross Pillar). The supported version that is affected is 16.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Retail Merchandising System. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Retail Merchandising System, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Retail Merchandising System accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Retail Merchandising System accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2730?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Retail Merchandising System.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2730?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2730 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2730 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Retail Merchandising System

- [CVE-2018-3125](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3125/): Missing authorization in Retail Merchandising System (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2730 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2730 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Retail Merchandising System, published on 18 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Retail Merchandising System. 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-2018-2730/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2730/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2730
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2730
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2730

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2730/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.