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CVE-2017-3540

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Server). Supported versions that are…

High8.6EPSS 1.8%
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Updated
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Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Server). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.8.0, 12.2.1.0.0, 12.2.1.1.0 and 12.2.1.2.0. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle WebCenter Sites as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H).

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-3540, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High8.6CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.6.

Weakness

  • Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle WebCenter Sites as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data.

Affected products

  • Oracle Corporation · WebCenter Sites

    • affected 11.1.1.8.0
    • affected 12.2.1.0.0
    • affected 12.2.1.1.0
    • affected 12.2.1.2.0

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