CVE-2018-2597 in Hospitality Cruise Dining Room Management
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Cruise Dining Room Management component of Oracle Hospitality Applications (subcomponent: SilverWhere). The supported version that is affected is 8.0.78. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality Cruise Dining Room Management. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Hospitality Cruise Dining Room Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Hospitality Cruise Dining Room Management accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Hospitality Cruise Dining Room Management accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/31/2021
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2018-2597 resides within the Oracle Hospitality Cruise Dining Room Management component, specifically within the SilverWhere subcomponent of Oracle Hospitality Applications. This critical security flaw affects version 8.0.78 and represents a significant risk to hospitality infrastructure systems. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and leverages HTTP protocols to establish unauthorized network access, making it particularly dangerous in environments where such systems are exposed to external networks without proper security controls.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient authentication mechanisms within the SilverWhere component, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exploit the system through standard HTTP connections. The CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.2 reflects the severity of the flaw, with high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact, indicating that successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive customer and operational data. The attack vector requires network access from external sources, making it accessible to threat actors who can probe exposed systems. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable means that attackers with minimal technical expertise can leverage this flaw without requiring specialized tools or advanced knowledge.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond the immediate dining room management system, as successful attacks can compromise additional Oracle Hospitality products within the broader ecosystem. This cascading effect demonstrates how a single vulnerability can serve as a foothold for more extensive system compromise. The potential damage includes complete access to all accessible data within the dining room management system, along with unauthorized capabilities to update, insert, or delete critical information. Such access could enable attackers to manipulate customer reservations, alter dining room configurations, or access sensitive operational data that could be used for further exploitation or financial gain.
Organizations affected by this vulnerability should immediately implement network segmentation to isolate critical hospitality applications from external exposure. The recommended mitigations include applying the official Oracle security patches, implementing proper authentication controls, and establishing network monitoring to detect anomalous HTTP traffic patterns. From a compliance perspective, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-287 which addresses authentication failures, and could be categorized under ATT&CK technique T1190 for Exploit Public-Facing Application. Security teams should also consider implementing web application firewalls and conducting regular vulnerability assessments to identify similar authentication weaknesses in other Oracle Hospitality components. The human interaction requirement, while mitigating some attack vectors, does not eliminate the risk entirely as social engineering or targeted attacks could still exploit this vulnerability through legitimate user interactions.