# CVE-2018-3178: Cross-site scripting in Hyperion Common Events

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Hyperion Common Events to read and modify data via HTTP.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6qvq-mf27-prr4

## What is CVE-2018-3178?

CVE-2018-3178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Hyperion Common Events, 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 Common Events component of Oracle Hyperion (subcomponent: User Interface). 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 Common Events. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Hyperion Common Events, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Hyperion Common Events accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Hyperion Common Events 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-2018-3178?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Hyperion Common Events.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-3178?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-3178 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Hyperion Common Events

- [CVE-2018-3175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3175/): Cross-site scripting in Hyperion Common Events (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-3176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3176/): Cross-site scripting in Hyperion Common Events (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-3177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3177/): Cross-site scripting in Hyperion Common Events (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-3178 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-3178 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Hyperion Common Events, 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3178 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Hyperion Common Events. 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-2018-3178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3178/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3178
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3178
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3178

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