CVE-2017-10403 in Hospitality Reporting
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics component of Oracle Hospitality Applications (subcomponent: iQuery). Supported versions that are affected are 8.5.1 and 9.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/18/2021
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2017-10403 resides within the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics component, specifically within the iQuery subcomponent of Oracle Hospitality Applications. This security flaw affects version 8.5.1 and 9.0.0 of the software, representing a significant concern for hospitality organizations that rely on these systems for business intelligence and analytics. The vulnerability operates under the Common Weakness Enumeration framework as a weakness related to insufficient input validation and potentially insecure direct object references, which falls under CWE-20 for input validation issues and CWE-639 for insecure direct object references. The attack vector requires network access via HTTP, indicating that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without requiring physical access to the system.
The technical nature of this vulnerability presents a challenging exploit scenario that requires a low privileged attacker to leverage network-based access to compromise the target system. The CVSS 3.0 score of 8.0 reflects the severity of the potential impact, with high scores across confidentiality, integrity, and availability metrics. The attack complexity is classified as high (AC:H) due to the specific conditions required for exploitation, while the privilege requirement is low (PR:L) indicating that attackers do not need elevated system privileges to initiate the attack. The user interaction requirement (UI:R) suggests that successful exploitation necessitates some form of human involvement, potentially through social engineering or phishing tactics that would prompt users to interact with malicious content. This requirement for human interaction significantly impacts the attack surface but does not eliminate the threat posed by this vulnerability.
The operational impact of CVE-2017-10403 extends beyond the immediate compromise of the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics component, as successful attacks may cause significant damage to additional products within the hospitality ecosystem. This cascading effect aligns with the ATT&CK framework's concept of privilege escalation and lateral movement, where initial access can be leveraged to compromise other systems within the network. The potential for complete takeover of the reporting and analytics system represents a severe threat to business operations, as these components often contain sensitive customer data, financial information, and operational metrics that are critical to hospitality business continuity. The confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts are all rated as high, indicating that attackers could potentially access sensitive data, modify critical business intelligence systems, and disrupt essential reporting functions that organizations depend upon for daily operations.
Organizations affected by this vulnerability should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation to isolate the affected systems, deployment of web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP traffic, and implementation of multi-factor authentication for administrative access. The remediation strategy should include applying Oracle's security patches as soon as they become available, while also conducting comprehensive vulnerability assessments of the entire hospitality application stack to identify potential related vulnerabilities. Security monitoring should be enhanced to detect anomalous access patterns and unusual data access requests that might indicate exploitation attempts. Additionally, organizations should review their incident response procedures to ensure readiness for potential compromise scenarios, as the interconnected nature of hospitality systems means that a breach in one component could potentially lead to broader security incidents across the organization's IT infrastructure.