CVE-2018-2716 in Financial Services Market Risk Measurement
Summary
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Vulnerability in the Oracle Financial Services Market Risk Measurement and Management component of Oracle Financial Services Applications (subcomponent: User Interface). The supported version that is affected is 8.0.5. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Financial Services Market Risk Measurement and Management. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Financial Services Market Risk Measurement and Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Financial Services Market Risk Measurement and Management accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Financial Services Market Risk Measurement and Management 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 • 01/30/2021
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2018-2716 resides within Oracle Financial Services Applications' Market Risk Measurement and Management component, specifically affecting the User Interface subcomponent in version 8.0.5. This represents a critical security flaw that exposes organizations to significant financial and operational risks. The vulnerability operates within the financial services sector where market risk measurement and management systems handle sensitive data related to trading positions, risk assessments, and financial modeling. The affected system serves as a cornerstone for financial institutions' risk management processes, making this vulnerability particularly dangerous given its potential to compromise core financial data integrity and confidentiality.
The technical exploitation of this vulnerability requires an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP protocols to successfully compromise the system. This attack vector is considered easily exploitable due to the lack of authentication requirements and the use of standard HTTP communication channels. The vulnerability's classification as CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.1 indicates a moderate to high severity threat level, with specific impacts to both confidentiality and integrity. The attack requires human interaction from individuals other than the attacker, suggesting that social engineering or user manipulation may be necessary to achieve successful exploitation, though the underlying technical flaw remains accessible to unauthorized parties.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond the immediate Market Risk Measurement and Management component, potentially affecting additional products within the Oracle Financial Services Applications suite. This cascading effect demonstrates how a single vulnerability in a financial services application can create widespread compromise across interconnected systems. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized modification of critical financial data through update, insert, or delete operations, while also enabling unauthorized read access to sensitive data subsets. The vulnerability's ability to affect multiple products within the Oracle Financial Services Applications ecosystem creates a particularly concerning risk profile for organizations that rely heavily on these integrated financial management solutions.
Organizations affected by CVE-2018-2716 should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation to limit access to affected systems, deployment of web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP traffic, and implementation of strict access controls for Oracle Financial Services Applications. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and represents a clear violation of the principle of least privilege that should be maintained in financial applications. From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this vulnerability maps to techniques involving initial access through network services and privilege escalation through unauthorized data modification. Regular patch management protocols should be strengthened to ensure timely deployment of Oracle security patches, particularly given the easily exploitable nature of the vulnerability. Additionally, organizations should conduct comprehensive security assessments of their financial services applications to identify similar vulnerabilities and implement robust monitoring solutions to detect anomalous access patterns that could indicate exploitation attempts.