CVE-2017-3557
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 · uneditedVulnerability in the Oracle One-to-One Fulfillment component of Oracle E-Business Suite (subcomponent: Print Server). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5 and 12.2.6. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle One-to-One Fulfillment. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle One-to-One Fulfillment, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle One-to-One Fulfillment accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle One-to-One Fulfillment accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).
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 confidenceUnauthenticated HTTP vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite's One-to-One Fulfillment Print Server component allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to critical data and perform unauthorized updates/inserts/deletes. Exploitation requires human interaction and the scope may extend to additional products beyond the vulnerable component.
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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= 12.1.3= 12.2.3= 12.2.4= 12.2.5= 12.2.6CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Oracle E-Business Suite versionQuery the database using: SELECT release_name FROM apps.fnd_product_groups; or check the $APPL_TOP/ADMIN directory for the version.txt file.Affected if The version matches 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5, or 12.2.6 exactly.
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Confirm One-to-One Fulfillment component is installedCheck if the Oracle One-to-One Fulfillment module is present by querying: SELECT application_name FROM apps.fnd_application WHERE application_name LIKE '%Fulfillment%'; or check the $FND_TOP directory exists.Affected if The One-to-One Fulfillment application component is found in the installation.
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Verify Print Server functionality is enabledCheck the Print Server configuration in the Oracle Applications Manager (OAM) console or inspect the FND_OA_CONTEXT file for print server settings at $APPL_TOP/admin/<CONTEXT_NAME>.xml.Affected if The Print Server (IBY_FNDSP) is enabled in the application context configuration.
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Determine if HTTP access to Print Server is exposedReview the Oracle HTTP Server configuration (httpd.conf or oracle_apache.conf) and check if the /OA_HTML/ibyf/ or /printServer/ paths are accessible, or test with: curl -I http://<host>/OA_HTML/ibyf/fg/ExecutePaymentPrint.Affected if The Print Server HTTP endpoints are accessible without requiring authentication.
A user is affected if they run Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.1.3, 12.2.3, 12.2.4, 12.2.5, or 12.2.6 AND have the One-to-One Fulfillment Print Server component enabled with unauthenticated HTTP access exposed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Update addressing CVE-2017-3557; until patch is available, restrict network access to the Print Server interface and implement additional authentication controls.
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