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Financial Consolidation HubApplication · Oracle

CVE-2016-0538

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2016-01-21
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Financial Consolidation Hub component in Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, and 12.1.3 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Business Intelligence.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Financial Consolidation Hub (part of Oracle E-Business Suite) allows remote attackers to impact confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Business Intelligence. The vulnerability affects versions 11.5.10.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, and 12.1.3.

MitigationApply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for January 2016 (or subsequent relevant patches) that addresses this vulnerability in the Financial Consolidation Hub component. Given the confidentiality impact and Business Intelligence attack vector, verify that sensitive financial data and BI reports are not exposed.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Financial Consolidation HubApplication
Affected:= 11.5.10.2= 12.1.1= 12.1.2= 12.1.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify Oracle Financial Consolidation Hub version
    Query the Oracle E-Business Suite version information. In Oracle Applications, this can typically be retrieved by running 'select release_name from fnd_product_groups' or checking the 'FND_APPL' context file. Alternatively, navigate to the Oracle Applications Manager (OAM) or use the 'adident' utility on relevant modules.
    Affected if The installed version matches exactly 11.5.10.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, or 12.1.3
  2. Confirm Business Intelligence component is in use
    Check if the Financial Consolidation Hub Business Intelligence reporting or analytics modules are installed and enabled. This can be verified through Oracle Applications Manager by examining the active components or by checking the BI Publisher/Analytics configuration in the Oracle E-Business Suite.
    Affected if BI modules for Financial Consolidation Hub are installed and active in the environment
  3. Verify network exposure of BI interface
    Examine network access controls and web server configuration for Oracle Financial Consolidation Hub BI endpoints. Check the Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) configuration or Oracle WebLogic Server deployment for exposed Financial Consolidation Hub URLs.
    Affected if The BI interface is accessible from untrusted networks without proper authentication restrictions
  4. Review audit logs for unauthorized BI data access
    Review Oracle E-Business Suite audit logs, specifically looking at FND_LOG_MESSAGES, Oracle BI Server logs, and web access logs for unusual or unauthorized queries against Financial Consolidation Hub data sources.
    Affected if There is evidence of unauthenticated or unauthorized access to financial BI reports or data

The environment is affected if Oracle Financial Consolidation Hub version 11.5.10.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, or 12.1.3 is installed and the Business Intelligence component is enabled and accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for January 2016 (or subsequent relevant patches) that addresses this vulnerability in the Financial Consolidation Hub component. Given the confidentiality impact and Business Intelligence attack vector, verify that sensitive financial data and BI reports are not exposed.

Fix this in Financial Consolidation Hub Scoped from the published advisory
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