CVE-2018-3140 Cross-site scripting in Hyperion Essbase Administration Services
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Hyperion Essbase Administration Services to read and modify accessible data.
- 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-2018-3140?
CVE-2018-3140 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Hyperion Essbase Administration Services, published on 17 Oct 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 Hyperion Essbase Administration Services component of Oracle Hyperion (subcomponent: EAS Console). The supported version that is affected is 11.1.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Hyperion Essbase Administration Services. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Hyperion Essbase Administration Services, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Hyperion Essbase Administration Services accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Hyperion Essbase Administration Services 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-2018-3140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Hyperion.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3140 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-2018-3140 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3140 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Hyperion Essbase Administration Services
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9wvx-hgf7-pvp7.