# CVE-2018-3168: Missing authorization in Identity Analytics

> Low-privileged attackers can modify or read critical data in Oracle Identity Analytics via HTTP due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/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:** 17 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w5wr-wqhf-hmhj

## What is CVE-2018-3168?

CVE-2018-3168 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Identity Analytics, published on 17 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Analytics component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Core Components). The supported version that is affected is 11.1.1.5.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Identity Analytics. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Identity Analytics accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Identity Analytics accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3168?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Identity Analytics.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-3168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-3168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Identity Analytics

- [CVE-2013-5815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5815/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-2411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2411/): Other in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-3168 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-3168 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Identity Analytics, published on 17 Oct 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-2018-3168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Identity Analytics. 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-2018-3168/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3168/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3168
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3168
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3168

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