Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 WLS Core Components access control

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component WLS Core Components. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2018 by Matthias Kaiser with Code White as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-3201 since 12/15/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/26/2023). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118205 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2018 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371264 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUOCT2018) (WebLogic Server Unix Authentication Record)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118205) and SecurityFocus (BID 105611†). The entries VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 118205
Nessus Name: Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2018 CPU)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018
Researcher: Matthias Kaiser
Organization: Code White
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-3201 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125432
SecurityFocus: 105611 - Oracle WebLogic Server CVE-2018-3201 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041896

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2018 08:40 AM
Updated: 05/26/2023 08:26 AM
Changes: 10/17/2018 08:40 AM (80), 04/03/2020 07:51 AM (7), 05/26/2023 08:26 AM (5)
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