# CVE-2018-3303: Missing authorization in Enterprise Manager Base Platform

> Unauthenticated attackers can read and modify Enterprise Manager data via HTTP due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 16 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cfvf-jc9j-vf5v

## What is CVE-2018-3303?

CVE-2018-3303 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform, published on 16 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Enterprise Manager Base Platform component of Oracle Enterprise Manager Products Suite (subcomponent: EM Console). Supported versions that are affected are 13.2 and 13.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Enterprise Manager Base Platform. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Enterprise Manager Base Platform accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Enterprise Manager Base Platform accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3303?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-3303?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3303 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-3303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform

- [CVE-2026-46832](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46832/): Auth bypass in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-46852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46852/): Privilege escalation in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-46854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46854/): Auth bypass in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-46855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46855/): Auth bypass in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-46994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46994/): Auth bypass in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-3303 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-3303 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform, published on 16 Jan 2019. 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-2018-3303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform. 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-2018-3303/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3303/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3303
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3303
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3303

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