CVE-2017-3552 in Hospitality OPERA 5 Property Services
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5 Property Services component of Oracle Hospitality Applications (subcomponent: OPERA Room Image/Picture Setup). Supported versions that are affected are 5.4.0.x, 5.4.1.x, 5.4.2.x, 5.4.3.x, 5.5.0.x and 5.5.1.x. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5 Property Services. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5 Property Services accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 12/19/2020
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2017-3552 resides within the Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5 Property Services component, specifically affecting the OPERA Room Image/Picture Setup subcomponent. This flaw manifests in multiple supported versions including 5.4.0.x through 5.4.3.x and 5.5.0.x through 5.5.1.x, representing a significant attack surface for malicious actors targeting hospitality infrastructure. The vulnerability operates within the context of Oracle Hospitality Applications, which serves as a comprehensive property management system for hotels and hospitality establishments, making it a critical target for attackers seeking to compromise sensitive guest and operational data.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient access controls and authentication mechanisms within the room image and picture setup functionality. An attacker with low privileges and network access via HTTP can exploit this weakness to gain unauthorized read access to specific subsets of data within the property services component. This represents a classic case of insufficient authorization checks where the system fails to properly validate user permissions before granting access to sensitive data elements. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that the attack vector requires minimal technical expertise and resources, making it particularly dangerous for organizations with inadequate security controls.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data exposure, as it enables attackers to potentially gather sensitive information about room configurations, guest preferences, and property management data. The CVSS 3.0 score of 4.3 with a base vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N demonstrates the vulnerability's moderate severity characteristics, where the attack requires low complexity but necessitates a low privileged user account. This means that an attacker who has already gained access to a limited user account or can create one through other means can leverage this vulnerability to escalate their access and extract valuable information. The confidentiality impact rating of low suggests that while the data exposure is limited, it still represents a significant privacy and security risk for hospitality operations.
Organizations affected by CVE-2017-3552 should implement immediate mitigations including strengthening authentication mechanisms, applying available patches from Oracle, and conducting comprehensive access control reviews. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and can be mapped to ATT&CK techniques involving credential access and privilege escalation. Network segmentation and monitoring of HTTP traffic to the affected components should be implemented to detect potential exploitation attempts. Regular security assessments and vulnerability scanning should be conducted to identify similar access control weaknesses throughout the hospitality management system infrastructure. The incident highlights the importance of maintaining up-to-date security practices in critical business applications and demonstrates how seemingly minor functionality flaws can create substantial security risks in enterprise environments.