# CVE-2018-3141: Missing authorization in Hyperion Essbase Administration Services

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify data in Oracle Hyperion Essbase Administration Services via HTTP due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c9ff-r4p4-hfxm

## What is CVE-2018-3141?

CVE-2018-3141 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Hyperion Essbase Administration Services, published on 17 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### 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. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.8 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3141?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Hyperion.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-3141?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3141 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-3141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Hyperion Essbase Administration Services

- [CVE-2023-22062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22062/): Information disclosure in Hyperion Financial Reporting (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2018-3142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3142/): Information disclosure in Hyperion Essbase Administration Services (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2018-3140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3140/): Cross-site scripting in Hyperion Essbase Administration Services (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2014-2455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2455/): Other in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2014-0367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0367/): Other in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-3141 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-3141 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Hyperion Essbase Administration Services, published on 17 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Hyperion Essbase Administration Services. 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-2018-3141/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3141/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3141
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3141
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3141

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