CVE-2018-3022 in Banking Payments
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Banking Payments component of Oracle Financial Services Applications (subcomponent: Payments Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.0, 12.3.0, 12.4.0, 12.5.0 and 14.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Banking Payments. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Banking Payments. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/10/2023
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2018-3022 affects the Oracle Banking Payments component within Oracle Financial Services Applications, specifically targeting the Payments Core subcomponent. This security flaw exists in multiple supported versions including 12.2.0, 12.3.0, 12.4.0, 12.5.0, and 14.1.0, representing a significant attack surface for financial institutions utilizing these applications. The vulnerability is classified as easily exploitable, meaning that an attacker with minimal privileges and network access through HTTP protocols can potentially compromise the system without requiring extensive technical expertise or privileged access within the organization's network infrastructure.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from inadequate input validation or processing mechanisms within the Payments Core component that handles payment transactions and related operations. When exploited, the flaw allows an attacker to trigger a condition that results in a denial of service scenario, causing either a complete system hang or a frequently repeatable crash pattern that effectively renders the Oracle Banking Payments functionality unavailable. This behavior represents a critical availability impact as outlined in the CVSS 3.0 scoring system with a base score of 6.5, indicating a moderate to high severity threat that can severely disrupt financial operations and payment processing capabilities.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple service disruption to potentially compromise the entire payment processing ecosystem within financial institutions. Organizations relying on Oracle Financial Services Applications for their banking operations face significant risk of transaction delays, payment failures, and potential customer dissatisfaction due to service unavailability. The low privilege requirement and network-based attack vector make this vulnerability particularly dangerous as it can be exploited by external threat actors without requiring insider access or elevated system privileges, potentially leading to widespread service degradation across multiple payment processing functions.
From a cybersecurity perspective, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-400, which categorizes issues related to resource exhaustion or denial of service conditions in software applications. The attack pattern corresponds to techniques documented in the MITRE ATT&CK framework under the "Denial of Service" tactic, specifically targeting application availability through exploitation of software flaws. Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation, firewall rules to restrict HTTP access to critical payment systems, and deployment of intrusion detection systems to monitor for suspicious HTTP traffic patterns. The recommended approach involves applying Oracle's official security patches and updates as soon as they become available, while also implementing monitoring procedures to detect potential exploitation attempts and maintain operational continuity during the remediation process.