CVE-2018-2660 : What You Need to Know

Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure component of Oracle Financial Services Applications has a vulnerability affecting versions 7.3.5.x and 8.0.x, allowing unauthorized data access and partial denial of service.

Understanding CVE-2018-2660

The vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure poses risks to data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

What is CVE-2018-2660?

The vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure allows a low privileged attacker to compromise the system via HTTP, potentially leading to unauthorized data changes and partial denial of service.

The Impact of CVE-2018-2660

Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized data modifications and partial denial of service attacks.
The vulnerability affects versions 7.3.5.x and 8.0.x, with a CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 7.4.

Technical Details of CVE-2018-2660

The technical aspects of the vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure.

Vulnerability Description

Easily exploitable vulnerability via HTTP access compromising the infrastructure.
Unauthorized data changes and partial denial of service attacks are possible.

Affected Systems and Versions

Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure versions 7.3.5.x and 8.0.x are impacted.

Exploitation Mechanism

Low privileged attackers with network access via HTTP can exploit the vulnerability.

Mitigation and Prevention

Steps to mitigate and prevent the CVE-2018-2660 vulnerability.

Immediate Steps to Take

Apply patches provided by Oracle promptly.
Monitor network traffic for any suspicious activity.
Restrict network access to vulnerable systems.

Long-Term Security Practices

Regularly update and patch software to prevent vulnerabilities.
Conduct security assessments and penetration testing.

Patching and Updates

Stay informed about security advisories from Oracle.
Implement a robust cybersecurity strategy to protect against similar vulnerabilities.