CVE-2018-2662 in Transportation Management
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Transportation Management component of Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 6.2.11, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.3.4, 6.3.5, 6.3.6, 6.3.7 and 6.4.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Transportation Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Transportation Management accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Transportation Management accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 02/01/2021
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2018-2662 resides within Oracle Transportation Management, a critical component of Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite that governs logistics and transportation operations. This security flaw specifically affects the Security subcomponent and impacts multiple version streams including 6.2.11, 6.3.1 through 6.3.7, and 6.4.1, creating a substantial attack surface across the product lifecycle. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers require minimal prerequisites to initiate successful attacks, making it particularly dangerous in production environments where transportation management systems handle sensitive supply chain data.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient access controls within the Oracle Transportation Management application's HTTP interface, which allows attackers with low privileges to execute unauthorized operations against the system's data. This flaw operates at the application layer where HTTP requests are processed, enabling attackers to perform unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations on specific data sets within the transportation management environment. The vulnerability's CVSS 3.0 score of 5.4 reflects the balance between confidentiality and integrity impacts, with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N indicating network-based exploitation requiring low access complexity but only low privilege levels from authenticated users.
Operational impacts of this vulnerability extend beyond simple data compromise, as it enables attackers to manipulate critical transportation and logistics information that could disrupt supply chain operations, cause financial losses, and potentially compromise security across connected systems. The unauthorized read access to subset data means that attackers can gather intelligence about transportation routes, shipment details, and operational schedules that could be exploited for competitive advantage or further attacks. Organizations utilizing affected versions face significant risk of data integrity violations and potential exposure of sensitive operational information that could affect business continuity and regulatory compliance.
Security mitigations for this vulnerability should prioritize immediate patching of affected Oracle Transportation Management versions to address the underlying access control flaws. Network segmentation and firewall rules should be implemented to restrict HTTP access to the transportation management system, while monitoring solutions should be deployed to detect anomalous access patterns and unauthorized data modifications. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and maps to ATT&CK technique T1078 (Valid Accounts) as attackers would need to establish legitimate user sessions before exploiting the access control weakness. Organizations should also implement principle of least privilege access controls, regular security assessments of transportation management interfaces, and maintain detailed audit logs of all data access and modification activities to detect potential exploitation attempts.