Oracle WebCenter Portal 12.2.1.3.0 AntiSamy deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Oracle WebCenter Portal 12.2.1.3.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AntiSamy. The manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-14718. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle WebCenter Portal 12.2.1.3.0 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component AntiSamy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.7 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging failure to block the slf4j-ext class from polymorphic deserialization.

The bug was discovered 07/27/2018. The weakness was published 01/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-14718 since 07/28/2018. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 159 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121251 (Oracle Primavera Unifier Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jan 2019 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176635 (Debian Security Update for jackson-databind (DLA 1703-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (121251) and SecurityFocus (BID 106601†). Similar entries are available at VDB-125389, VDB-125417, VDB-128614 and VDB-128615. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 121251
Nessus Name: Oracle Primavera Unifier Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jan 2019 CPU)
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Patch: github.com

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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-14718 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14718
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129540
SecurityFocus: 106601 - FasterXML Jackson-databind CVE-2018-14718 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2019 11:14
Updated: 06/27/2023 15:12
Changes: 01/16/2019 11:14 (76), 04/30/2020 09:10 (11), 06/27/2023 15:12 (4)
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