CVE-2018-2879

CRITICALNVD 9.09.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 9.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.0
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 22%CVSS: 9.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Vulnerability in the Oracle Access Manager component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Authentication Engine). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.2.3.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Access Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Access Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Access Manager. Note: Please refer to Doc ID My Oracle Support Note 2386496.1 for instructions on how to address this issue. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS v3
9.0
EG Score
9.0(medium)
EPSS
97.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 19, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (16)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCredtimmy/OAMBuster
    First seen Apr 14, 2019

    Multithreaded Padding Oracle Attack on Oracle OAM (CVE-2018-2879)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCAymanElSherif/oracle-oam-authentication-bypas-exploit
    First seen Jul 29, 2018

    Exploit for Oracle Access Manager padding oracle vulnerability (CVE-2018-2879)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCMostafaSoliman/Oracle-OAM-Padding-Oracle-CVE-2018-2879-Exploit
    First seen Jul 26, 2018
    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-2879?
CVE-2018-2879 is a critical vulnerability published on April 19, 2018. Vulnerability in the Oracle Access Manager component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Authentication Engine). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.2.3.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise…
When was CVE-2018-2879 disclosed?
CVE-2018-2879 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 19, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-2879 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-2879 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-2879?
CVE-2018-2879 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-2879?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-2879, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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