# CVE-2018-2770: Information disclosure in Adaptive Access Manager

> Low-privileged attackers can exploit this vulnerability to access critical data and modify some records in Oracle Adaptive Access Manager via HTTP.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-35g2-j9vj-47mv

## What is CVE-2018-2770?

CVE-2018-2770 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Adaptive Access Manager, published on 19 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Adaptive Access Manager component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: OAAM Admin). The supported version that is affected is 11.1.2.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Adaptive Access Manager. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Adaptive Access Manager accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Adaptive Access Manager accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2770?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Adaptive Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Adaptive Access Manager

- [CVE-2021-2018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2018/): Other in Advanced Networking Option (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2770 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2770 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Adaptive Access Manager, published on 19 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Adaptive Access Manager. 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-2018-2770/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2770/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2770
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2770
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2770

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