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Customer Relationship Management Technical FoundationApplication · Oracle

CVE-2016-0550

MEDIUM · 6.4 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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73/100
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 CRM Technical Foundation component in Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2, 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, and 12.2.5 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to CRM HTML Administration.

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 CRM Technical Foundation's CRM HTML Administration interface allows remote attackers to impact confidentiality and integrity. Based on the affected component and impact scope, this appears to be an injection-type vulnerability (likely XSS or HTML injection) in the administrative interface.

MitigationApply the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2016 or later that addresses CVE-2016-0550. Prior to patching, consider restricting access to CRM HTML Administration functions to trusted networks or VPN.

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
Customer Relationship Management Technical FoundationApplication
Affected:= 12.1.3= 12.2.3= 12.2.4= 12.2.5

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
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 if Oracle E-Business Suite with CRM Technical Foundation is installed
    Check the Oracle application server for the presence of the CRM Technical Foundation module. This is typically part of Oracle E-Business Suite. Consult the Oracle Applications context identifier or use OAM (Oracle Application Manager) to list installed modules.
    Affected if The Oracle CRM Technical Foundation component is present in the environment
  2. Verify the installed version of CRM Technical Foundation
    Query the Oracle database or application version files for the exact release version. In Oracle E-Business Suite, this can be found in the AD_RELEASES table or by checking the version information in the $APPL_TOP directory. Compare your version against the affected releases: 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, or 12.2.5.
    Affected if The installed version matches exactly 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, or 12.2.5
  3. Confirm the CRM HTML Administration interface is accessible
    Check if the CRM HTML Administration functionality is enabled and exposed. In Oracle E-Business Suite, this typically involves the /OA_HTML/* or similar administrative paths. Review the web listener configuration and Oracle HTTP Server settings to determine if these admin interfaces are reachable.
    Affected if The CRM HTML Administration interface is enabled and network-accessible
  4. Review web access logs for the admin interface for signs of injection attempts
    Examine the Oracle HTTP Server access logs, Apache logs, or Oracle WebLogic access logs for the CRM HTML Administration URL paths. Look for unusual query parameters, script tags, or HTML tags that may indicate injection attempts targeting this interface.
    Affected if Suspicious injection patterns are found in logs targeting the administrative interface

The environment is affected if Oracle CRM Technical Foundation is installed with version 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, or 12.2.5 AND the CRM HTML Administration interface is accessible to users.

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

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2016 or later that addresses CVE-2016-0550. Prior to patching, consider restricting access to CRM HTML Administration functions to trusted networks or VPN.

Fix this in Customer Relationship Management Technical Foundation Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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