CVE-2019-2709 in Transportation Management
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Transportation Management component of Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 6.3.7, 6.4.2 and 6.4.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Transportation Management. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Transportation 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 Transportation Management accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Transportation 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 • 09/04/2023
The vulnerability described in CVE-2019-2709 represents a critical security flaw within Oracle Transportation Management's security subsystem, specifically affecting versions 6.3.7, 6.4.2, and 6.4.3 of the Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite. This weakness resides in the component responsible for managing security controls and access permissions within the transportation management system. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers can leverage it without requiring specialized skills or significant resources, making it particularly dangerous in production environments where such systems handle sensitive logistics and supply chain data.
The technical nature of this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker positioned on the network to compromise the Oracle Transportation Management system through HTTP protocol connections. This attack vector demonstrates a fundamental flaw in the system's authentication and authorization mechanisms, where the absence of proper access controls enables malicious actors to gain unauthorized access to critical transportation management functions. The vulnerability's CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 reflects its moderate severity, with particular emphasis on confidentiality and integrity impacts. The attack requires only network access and can potentially affect additional Oracle products within the supply chain ecosystem, indicating the interconnected nature of Oracle's enterprise solutions and the cascading effects of such vulnerabilities.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data access, as successful exploitation can result in unauthorized modification of transportation data through update, insert, and delete operations. Additionally, attackers can gain read access to specific subsets of the system's data, potentially exposing sensitive information about shipping routes, carrier relationships, inventory movements, and other critical logistics data. The requirement for human interaction from a person other than the attacker suggests that while the initial exploitation may be automated, the attack chain typically involves social engineering or user-specific actions that make the vulnerability more challenging to prevent entirely. This aspect of the vulnerability aligns with ATT&CK technique T1210, which involves exploitation of remote services that require user interaction.
Organizations affected by this vulnerability should immediately implement network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure to the affected Oracle Transportation Management systems. The recommended mitigations include applying the relevant Oracle security patches as soon as they become available, implementing network monitoring to detect unauthorized access attempts, and conducting thorough security assessments of the entire Oracle supply chain ecosystem. The vulnerability's classification under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) highlights the fundamental security flaw in access control mechanisms, while its potential to impact additional products reflects the broader architectural implications of Oracle's integrated solutions. Security teams should also consider implementing intrusion detection systems specifically configured to identify HTTP-based attacks targeting Oracle applications and establish incident response procedures to address potential exploitation attempts.