Privilege escalation in Oracle Internet Directory

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU10083

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2601

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote high-privileged attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Oracle Internet Directory Oracle Directory Services Manager component. A remote attacker with network access via HTTP can escalate his privileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Internet Directory: 11.1.1.7.0 - 12.2.1.3.0

External links

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.