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E Business SuiteApplication · Oracle

CVE-2016-0556

MEDIUM · 5.5 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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61/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 Advanced Collections component in Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, and 12.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Administration, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0557.

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

Oracle Advanced Collections in Oracle E-Business Suite versions 11.5.10.2 through 12.1.3 contains an unspecified vulnerability in the Administration component exploitable by remote authenticated users, allowing unauthorized access to modify or view data. The CVSS vector indicates impact to confidentiality and integrity without affecting availability.

MitigationApply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2016 that addresses CVE-2016-0556. Restrict network access to the Administration interface to only authorized users and verify the patch does not introduce regressions in the Advanced Collections module.

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
E Business SuiteApplication
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
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 Oracle E-Business Suite version
    Query the Oracle database for the installed E-Business Suite version using SQL: SELECT release_name FROM apps.fnd_product_groups; or check the $APPL_TOP/../ieo.txt or equivalent version file in the application tier.
    Affected if The version returned matches 11.5.10.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, or 12.1.3 exactly as listed in the affected versions.
  2. Confirm Advanced Collections module is enabled
    Check if the ARX (Advanced Collections) module is installed and enabled. Query the Oracle tables: SELECT application_name, application_id FROM apps.fnd_application WHERE application_name LIKE '%Collections%'; or check via Oracle Application Manager (OAM).
    Affected if The Advanced Collections (ARX) module shows as 'Installed' or 'Enabled' in the system.
  3. Verify Administration component access exists
    Check if the Administration component interface for Advanced Collections is accessible. This may be via the /OA_HTML/ARX directory or through the Oracle Applications web interface. Check application responsibility assignments: SELECT * FROM apps.fnd_responsibility WHERE responsibility_name LIKE '%Collections%Administration%';
    Affected if The Administration responsibility for Advanced Collections is assigned to any user responsibility, indicating the attack surface is present.
  4. Review user access to Advanced Collections
    Audit which users have the Advanced Collections responsibilities assigned. Query: SELECT fu.user_name, fr.responsibility_name FROM apps.fnd_user fu JOIN apps.fnd_user_resp_groups fur ON fu.user_id = fur.user_id JOIN apps.fnd_responsibility fr ON fur.responsibility_id = fr.responsibility_id WHERE fr.responsibility_name LIKE '%Collections%';
    Affected if Any authenticated users exist with Advanced Collections responsibilities, creating the exploitable condition.

You are affected if Oracle E-Business Suite version is exactly 11.5.10.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, or 12.1.3 AND the Advanced Collections module with its Administration component is enabled and accessible to authenticated users.

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

Apply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2016 that addresses CVE-2016-0556. Restrict network access to the Administration interface to only authorized users and verify the patch does not introduce regressions in the Advanced Collections module.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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