CVE-2017-3355 in E-Business Suite
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Marketing component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: User Interface). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5 and 12.2.6. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Marketing. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Marketing accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Marketing accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 12/21/2020
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2017-3355 represents a critical security flaw within Oracle E-Business Suite's Marketing component, specifically within the User Interface subcomponent. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of the Oracle E-Business Suite including 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5, and 12.2.6, making it a widespread concern across various deployment environments. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers can leverage this weakness with minimal technical expertise, posing significant risk to organizations utilizing these software versions. The CVSS 3.0 scoring system assigns this vulnerability a base score of 7.1, reflecting substantial impact across confidentiality and integrity domains, with a vector indicating network-based attack accessibility, low attack complexity, no privilege requirements, and requiring user interaction for successful exploitation.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation and access control mechanisms within the Oracle Marketing User Interface component. Attackers can exploit this weakness through HTTP network connections without requiring authentication credentials, making the attack surface particularly broad. The vulnerability's design allows for unauthorized modification of critical data through creation, deletion, and modification operations, while also enabling unauthorized read access to sensitive data subsets within the Oracle Marketing system. This dual impact on both integrity and confidentiality creates a severe risk profile where attackers could potentially alter business-critical marketing data or extract sensitive information that could impact business operations and competitive positioning. The requirement for human interaction suggests that social engineering or user-specific actions may be necessary to complete the attack vector, though the initial exploitation remains network-based and unauthenticated.
The operational impact of CVE-2017-3355 extends beyond simple data compromise, potentially affecting core business processes that rely on accurate marketing data and customer information. Organizations utilizing affected Oracle E-Business Suite versions face risks of data manipulation that could lead to incorrect marketing campaigns, compromised customer relationships, and potential regulatory compliance violations. The vulnerability's ability to affect all accessible Oracle Marketing data creates a comprehensive risk profile where attackers could potentially access and modify sensitive customer databases, campaign analytics, and strategic marketing information. This type of vulnerability directly impacts the principle of least privilege and proper access control enforcement, potentially allowing attackers to escalate their privileges within the system. The CVSS scoring indicates that while the attack requires user interaction, the potential for unauthorized modification (integrity impact) is rated as high, suggesting that attackers could cause substantial damage to business-critical data without detection.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigation strategies including applying Oracle's official security patches and updates to address this vulnerability. Network segmentation and monitoring should be enhanced to detect unusual HTTP traffic patterns that might indicate exploitation attempts. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) and CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) categories, which are commonly addressed through proper validation controls and access restriction mechanisms. Security teams should consider implementing web application firewalls and monitoring solutions specifically designed to detect and prevent exploitation attempts targeting Oracle E-Business Suite components. The ATT&CK framework would categorize this vulnerability under T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) and potentially T1071.004 (Application Layer Protocol: DNS) if attackers use DNS tunneling for command and control communications. Regular security assessments and vulnerability scanning should be conducted to identify similar weaknesses in other Oracle components and ensure comprehensive protection against similar exploitation vectors.