CVE-2018-3179 Information disclosure in Identity Manager

High 7.2 Published 17 Oct 2018 Updated 2 Oct 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can read sensitive data and cause partial denial of service in Oracle Identity Manager via HTTP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-3179?

CVE-2018-3179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Identity Manager, 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 Oracle Identity Manager component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Advanced Console). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.2.3.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Identity Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Identity Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Identity Manager accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Identity Manager. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3179?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Identity Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-3179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-89w8-73q4-2498.