CVE-2019-2440 in Marketing
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Marketing component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: User Interface). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5, 12.2.6, 12.2.7 and 12.2.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Marketing. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Marketing, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Marketing accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Marketing accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/27/2023
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2019-2440 represents a critical security flaw within Oracle E-Business Suite's Marketing component, specifically within the User Interface subcomponent. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of the Oracle E-Business Suite including 12.1.1 through 12.2.8, making it a widespread concern across various organizational deployments. The flaw manifests as an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to compromise the Oracle Marketing functionality through HTTP network access, presenting a significant risk to organizations utilizing these legacy systems.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation and authentication mechanisms within the user interface layer of Oracle Marketing. Attackers can exploit this weakness without requiring any prior authentication credentials, making the attack surface particularly dangerous. The vulnerability requires only network access via HTTP protocol to be exploited, which means that attackers can potentially target systems from remote locations without needing physical or network-level access. This characteristic places the vulnerability in the category of network-based attacks that can be executed with minimal technical expertise.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond just the immediate Oracle Marketing component, as indicated by the CVSS vector showing a significant impact on additional products. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized access to critical data within Oracle Marketing, potentially exposing sensitive business information, customer data, and proprietary marketing materials. The vulnerability allows attackers to achieve complete access to all Oracle Marketing accessible data, representing a severe confidentiality breach. Additionally, attackers can perform unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations on some Oracle Marketing accessible data, creating integrity risks that can compromise the reliability and accuracy of marketing databases and campaigns.
The CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.2 reflects the severity of this vulnerability, with high confidentiality impact and low integrity impact, indicating that data exposure poses the primary concern. The vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N) demonstrates that network access is required, attack complexity is low, no prior privileges are needed, but human interaction is required for successful exploitation. This suggests that while attackers don't need special credentials, they must rely on social engineering or other means to get users to interact with malicious payloads. The vulnerability's classification aligns with CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) and CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) categories, which are fundamental security weaknesses that frequently appear in enterprise applications.
Organizations affected by this vulnerability should prioritize immediate remediation through Oracle's official patches and updates. The recommended mitigation strategy includes applying the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Updates (CPU) as soon as possible, implementing network segmentation to limit access to Oracle Marketing interfaces, and monitoring network traffic for suspicious activities. Additionally, organizations should consider implementing web application firewalls and additional access controls to reduce the attack surface. The vulnerability's impact on multiple versions of Oracle E-Business Suite suggests that comprehensive testing and deployment of patches should be coordinated across all affected systems to ensure complete protection against this exploitation vector.