Oracle WebCenter Portal Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2018 CPU)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106759

Synopsis

An application server installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Oracle WebCenter Portal installed on the remote host is missing a security patch from the January 2018 Critical Patch Update (CPU). It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- A vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: Install (Bouncy Castle Java package)).
Supported versions that are affected are 9.1 and 9.2.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit the vulnerability to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources.
A successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources accessible data.
(CVE-2015-7940)

- A vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Security Framework (Apache Struts 1)). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit the vulnerability to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. A successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in a complete Denial-of-Service of Oracle WebCenter Portal including the update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Web Portal accessible data. (CVE-2016-1182)

- A vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: WebCenter Spaces Application). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit the vulnerability to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal.
A successful attack require humans interaction to be effective and can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to Oracle WebCenter Portal data.
(CVE-2018-2713)

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the January 2018 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ae82f1b1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106759

File Name: oracle_webcenter_portal_cpu_jan_2018.nbin

Version: 1.127

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/12/2018

Updated: 11/12/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1182

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Oracle WebCenter Portal

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7940, CVE-2016-1182, CVE-2018-2713

BID: 79091, 91067, 102550