Oracle Communications Policy Management up to 12.4 Apache Struts 2 input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Oracle Communications Policy Management up to 12.4 (Cloud Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Apache Struts 2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 08/22/2018. The weakness was shared 01/16/2019 by Man Yue Mo with Semmle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-11776 since 06/05/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/27/2023).

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 112064 (Apache Struts CVE-2018-11776 Results With No Namespace Remote Code Execution (S2-057) (remote)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316314 (Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM And Presence Service Apache Struts Remote Code Execution Vulnerability( cisco-sa-20180823-apache-struts)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/03/2021 with a due date of 05/03/2022:

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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 (112064) and Exploit-DB (45262). The entries 123145, 125531, 129551 and 129543 are related to this item.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 112064
Nessus Name: Apache Struts CVE-2018-11776 Results With No Namespace Remote Code Execution (S2-057) (remote)
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Saint ID: struts_namespace
Saint Name: Apache Struts undefined namespace vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: struts2_namespace_ognl.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apache Struts 2 Namespace Redirect OGNL Injection
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D2Sec: Apache Struts 2 Multiple Tags Result Namespace Handling RCE

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Suricata ID: 2026025
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08/22/2018 +78 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019
Researcher: Man Yue Mo
Organization: Semmle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-11776 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1041547
SecurityFocus: 105125 - Apache Struts CVE-2018-11776 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2019 11:14
Updated: 06/27/2023 09:14
Changes: 01/16/2019 11:14 (74), 04/29/2020 16:12 (31), 06/27/2023 09:11 (5), 06/27/2023 09:14 (1)
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