VDB-108007 · CVE-2016-8735 · BID 94463

Oracle Database Server 12.2.0.1 WLM access control

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database Server 12.2.0.1 (Database Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WLM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2016. The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2017 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8735 since 10/18/2016. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 149 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 900019 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169430 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for tomcat (SUSE-SU-2016:3081-1)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 05/12/2023 with a due date of 06/02/2023:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (900019). The entries 93797, 93799, 98466 and 108081 are pretty similar.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 900019
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OpenVAS ID: 800277
OpenVAS Name: Apache Tomcat JmxRemoteLifecycleListener Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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10/18/2016 🔍
11/08/2016 +21 days 🔍
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04/06/2017 +148 days 🔍
10/19/2017 +196 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8735 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037331
SecurityFocus: 94463 - Apache Tomcat CVE-2016-8735 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Created: 10/20/2017 00:02
Updated: 01/17/2021 11:06
Changes: 10/20/2017 00:02 (81), 11/26/2019 09:11 (5), 01/17/2021 11:06 (3)
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