CVE-2018-16956: oracle webcenter_interaction Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16956 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in oracle webcenter_interaction. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-09-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The AjaxControl component of Oracle WebCenter Interaction Portal 10.3.3 does not validate the names of pages when processing page rename requests. Pages can be renamed to include characters unsupported for URIs by the web server hosting the WCI Portal software (such as IIS). Renaming pages to include unsupported characters, such as 0x7f, prevents these pages from being accessed over the web server, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) to the page. NOTE: this CVE is assigned by MITRE and isn't validated by Oracle because Oracle WebCenter Interaction Portal is out of support.

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.