VDB-95637 · CVE-2016-8299 · BID 95547

Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking up to 12.2.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking up to 12.2.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-8299. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking up to 12.2.0 (Banking Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/19/2017 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8299 since 09/26/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95547†). The entries VDB-95550, VDB-95551, VDB-95552 and VDB-95553 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/26/2016 🔍
01/17/2017 +113 days 🔍
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01/19/2017 +2 days 🔍
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01/27/2017 +8 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95637
SecurityFocus: 95547 - Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking CVE-2016-8299 Remote Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8299 - Oracle - Financial Services Applications - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037636

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 14:16
Updated: 05/15/2026 02:13
Changes: 01/19/2017 14:16 (72), 07/26/2020 09:16 (7), 11/02/2022 09:32 (5), 05/15/2026 02:13 (15)
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