# CVE-2018-2807: Cross-site scripting in FLEXCUBE Core Banking

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a cross-site scripting flaw in Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking to read and modify accessible data via HTTP.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **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-6835-h2qm-9c2f

## What is CVE-2018-2807?

CVE-2018-2807 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Corporation FLEXCUBE Core Banking, published on 19 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking component of Oracle Financial Services Applications (subcomponent: Securities). Supported versions that are affected are 11.5.0, 11.6.0 and 11.7.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle FLEXCUBE Core Banking accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2807?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Flexcube Core Banking.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2807?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2807 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation FLEXCUBE Core Banking

- [CVE-2020-2955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2955/): Missing authorization in FLEXCUBE Core Banking (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2016-8323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8323/): Missing authorization in FLEXCUBE Core Banking (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2016-8324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8324/): Missing authorization in FLEXCUBE Core Banking (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2016-8322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8322/): Information disclosure in FLEXCUBE Core Banking (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2016-8314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8314/): Information disclosure in FLEXCUBE Core Banking (low 3.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2807 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2807 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Corporation FLEXCUBE Core Banking, published on 19 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation FLEXCUBE Core Banking. 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-2018-2807/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2807/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2807
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2807
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2807

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