CVE-2018-2872 Information disclosure in General Ledger

Medium 5.3 Published 19 Apr 2018 Updated 3 Oct 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can read sensitive General Ledger data via HTTP, requiring immediate patching for Oracle E-Business Suite users.

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-2018-2872?

CVE-2018-2872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite, 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 General Ledger component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: Account Hierarchy Manager). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5, 12.2.6 and 12.2.7. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle General Ledger. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle General Ledger accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2872?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle E-Business Suite.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2872?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2872 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-2872 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2872 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8hjf-3h9r-3wwv.