# CVE-2018-2998: Missing authorization in WebLogic Server

> Low-privileged attackers can read and modify WebLogic Server data via HTTP due to missing authorization checks in the SAML component.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qphh-mghv-35gq

## What is CVE-2018-2998?

CVE-2018-2998 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Weblogic Server, published on 18 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: SAML). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0, 12.1.3.0, 12.2.1.2 and 12.2.1.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebLogic Server accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebLogic Server accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2998?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Weblogic Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Weblogic Server

- [CVE-2020-14750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14750/): Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-14882](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14882/): Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-14644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14644/): Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-2883](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2883/): Oracle WebLogic Server Unspecified (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-2551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2551/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2998 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Weblogic Server, published on 18 Jul 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-2018-2998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Weblogic Server. 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-2018-2998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2998/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2998

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