CVE-2017-10001 in Hospitality Simphony First Edition
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Simphony First Edition component of Oracle Hospitality Applications (subcomponent: Core). The supported version that is affected is 1.7.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality Simphony First Edition. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Hospitality Simphony First Edition accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Hospitality Simphony First Edition accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Hospitality Simphony First Edition. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/03/2021
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2017-10001 affects the Oracle Hospitality Simphony First Edition component within Oracle Hospitality Applications, specifically targeting the Core subcomponent version 1.7.1. This represents a significant security weakness that falls under CWE-284, which addresses improper access control mechanisms. The vulnerability resides within a system designed for hospitality operations that manages critical customer and transactional data, making it particularly concerning for organizations handling sensitive guest information and financial transactions. The affected system operates with a web-based interface that processes HTTP requests, creating an attack surface that can be exploited by malicious actors.
The technical flaw manifests as an easily exploitable vulnerability that requires minimal prerequisites for successful exploitation. An attacker with low privilege level and network access via HTTP can compromise the system, indicating a weakness in the authentication and authorization mechanisms. This vulnerability operates with CVSS score of 7.6, representing high severity across confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The attack vector requires network access with low complexity, meaning that even relatively unsophisticated attackers can potentially exploit this weakness. The vulnerability's classification as requiring human interaction from a person other than the attacker suggests that social engineering or user manipulation might be necessary to complete the attack, though the core technical vulnerability remains accessible to network-based exploitation.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data access, encompassing complete system compromise possibilities. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized access to critical data including sensitive customer information, transaction records, and potentially financial data. The vulnerability allows attackers to perform unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations on accessible data, creating risks for data integrity and consistency within the hospitality management system. Most critically, the vulnerability enables unauthorized ability to cause system hangs or frequently repeatable crashes, resulting in complete denial of service conditions that can severely disrupt hospitality operations. This complete DOS capability represents a significant business impact, as hospitality operations depend on continuous system availability for check-ins, reservations, and transaction processing.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation to limit access to the affected system, application-level firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP traffic, and comprehensive access control reviews to ensure proper privilege levels. The vulnerability's classification as requiring user interaction suggests that employee training and awareness programs should be enhanced to prevent social engineering attacks. Regular patch management procedures should be established to address similar vulnerabilities in the future, with particular attention to the CWE-284 access control weakness that underlies this issue. Additionally, monitoring and logging mechanisms should be enhanced to detect unusual access patterns or attempted exploitation of similar vulnerabilities. The ATT&CK framework classification for this vulnerability would likely include techniques related to privilege escalation and credential access, with potential lateral movement opportunities once initial access is achieved. Organizations should also consider implementing zero-trust network architectures that assume no implicit trust and continuously verify access requests to prevent similar vulnerabilities from compromising operational integrity.