CVE-2018-2898 Cross-site scripting in FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing to read and modify data via HTTP.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-2898?
CVE-2018-2898 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Corporation FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing, published on 18 Jul 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 Investor Servicing component of Oracle Financial Services Applications (subcomponent: Infrastructure). Supported versions that are affected are 12.0.4, 12.1.0, 12.3.0 and 12.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing, 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 Investor Servicing accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing 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-2018-2898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Flexcube Investor Servicing.
How do I fix CVE-2018-2898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2018-2898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2019-2841 Missing authorization in FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing
- CVE-2018-3035 Missing authorization in FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing
- CVE-2016-8315 Missing authorization in FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c22r-jqv5-964q.