CVE-2018-3037 in FLEXCUBE Enterprise Limits
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle FLEXCUBE Enterprise Limits and Collateral Management component of Oracle Financial Services Applications (subcomponent: Infrastructure). Supported versions that are affected are 12.3.0, 14.0.0 and 14.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle FLEXCUBE Enterprise Limits and Collateral Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle FLEXCUBE Enterprise Limits and Collateral Management accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle FLEXCUBE Enterprise Limits and Collateral Management accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle FLEXCUBE Enterprise Limits and Collateral Management. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/10/2023
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2018-3037 resides within Oracle FLEXCUBE Enterprise Limits and Collateral Management, a critical financial services application component that manages risk limits and collateral arrangements for financial institutions. This particular flaw exists within the infrastructure subcomponent of Oracle Financial Services Applications, affecting versions 12.3.0, 14.0.0, and 14.1.0, making it a widespread concern across multiple release lines of this enterprise financial management platform. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers with minimal privileges and network access can successfully compromise the system, representing a significant security weakness in financial risk management infrastructure.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient access controls and authentication mechanisms within the HTTP interface of the FLEXCUBE system, allowing low privileged attackers to perform unauthorized operations against the managed data. The flaw enables attackers to execute unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations on sensitive financial data, while simultaneously providing read access to confidential information within the system's accessible data repository. Additionally, the vulnerability can be leveraged to cause partial denial of service conditions, disrupting normal operational procedures for the enterprise limits and collateral management functions. The CVSS 3.0 score of 6.3 reflects the balanced impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability domains, with low attack complexity and the requirement for only local privileges to exploit.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability poses severe risks to financial institutions relying on FLEXCUBE for their risk management operations, as it could enable unauthorized manipulation of critical financial limits and collateral arrangements that directly impact business operations and regulatory compliance. The partial denial of service capability could disrupt trading activities and limit access to essential risk management tools during critical business periods. Organizations utilizing these affected versions face potential exposure to financial data breaches, operational disruptions, and regulatory violations that could result in significant financial and reputational damage. The vulnerability's impact extends beyond immediate data compromise to potentially affecting the broader financial ecosystem that depends on accurate limit and collateral management.
Mitigation strategies should prioritize immediate patching of affected systems with Oracle's security updates, while implementing additional network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure of the vulnerable HTTP interfaces. Organizations should conduct comprehensive vulnerability assessments to identify all instances of affected software and establish monitoring procedures to detect potential exploitation attempts. Network access controls should be enhanced to restrict HTTP access to only authorized administrative systems and users, while implementing robust logging and audit capabilities to track access patterns and potential unauthorized activities. This vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and represents a significant concern under the ATT&CK framework's privilege escalation and defense evasion techniques, emphasizing the need for comprehensive security controls beyond simple patch management approaches.