CVE-2018-2669 in Hospitality Reporting
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics component of Oracle Hospitality Applications (subcomponent: Report). Supported versions that are affected are 8.5.1 and 9.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/31/2021
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2018-2669 resides within Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics component, specifically within the Report subcomponent of Oracle Hospitality Applications. This security flaw affects versions 8.5.1 and 9.0.0, representing a significant concern for hospitality organizations that rely on these systems for business intelligence and operational reporting. The vulnerability classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers can leverage this weakness with minimal technical sophistication, making it particularly dangerous in environments where security controls may be insufficient. The CVSS 3.0 score of 6.1 reflects the moderate severity of the issue, with confidentiality and integrity impacts rated as low, though the vector indicates network accessibility with low attack complexity and no required privileges.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient authentication mechanisms within the reporting and analytics framework, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive system functionalities through standard HTTP network connections. This flaw operates as a classic authentication bypass vulnerability, where the system fails to properly verify the identity of users attempting to access reporting functionalities. The requirement for human interaction from a person other than the attacker suggests that social engineering or user manipulation may be necessary to initially gain access, though once the vulnerability is exploited, the attacker can perform unauthorized operations. The impact extends beyond the immediate reporting component, potentially affecting additional Oracle Hospitality products within the ecosystem, demonstrating how interconnected these applications can be and how a single vulnerability may cascade across multiple systems.
From an operational standpoint, successful exploitation of CVE-2018-2669 can result in unauthorized modification of critical business data through update, insert, or delete operations on accessible reporting databases. Additionally, attackers can gain unauthorized read access to sensitive data subsets, potentially exposing proprietary business intelligence, customer information, or operational metrics that organizations rely on for strategic decision-making. The confidentiality impact rating of low suggests that while data exposure is possible, it may be limited to specific data subsets rather than complete database compromise. However, the integrity impact rating of low indicates that data modification capabilities are present, which could undermine the reliability of business reports and analytics. The security context of this vulnerability aligns with CWE-287, which addresses improper authentication issues, and may map to ATT&CK techniques related to credential access and privilege escalation through network-based attacks.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation to limit access to reporting systems, deployment of web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP traffic, and implementation of strong authentication mechanisms for administrative access. Regular security assessments and vulnerability scanning should be conducted to identify similar authentication flaws across the Oracle Hospitality application suite. The vulnerability also highlights the importance of keeping systems updated with the latest security patches from Oracle, as this specific weakness was addressed in subsequent releases. Organizations should also consider implementing monitoring solutions to detect anomalous access patterns that might indicate exploitation attempts, particularly focusing on unusual data modification activities or unauthorized data access requests. Proper access control policies should be enforced to ensure that only authorized personnel can access sensitive reporting functionalities, and user training should be provided to recognize potential social engineering attempts that could facilitate exploitation of this vulnerability.