CVE-2018-3238

MEDIUMNVD 6.96.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.9 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 6.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.9
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 5%CVSS: 6.9Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Advanced UI). The supported version that is affected is 11.1.1.8.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Sites, 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 WebCenter Sites accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.9 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).

CVSS v3
6.9
EG Score
6.9(medium)
EPSS
90.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 17, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

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

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2018/CVE-2018-3238.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2018

    Oracle Fusion Middleware WebCenter Sites 11.1.1.8.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-3238?
CVE-2018-3238 is a medium vulnerability published on October 17, 2018. Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Advanced UI). The supported version that is affected is 11.1.1.8.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites.…
When was CVE-2018-3238 disclosed?
CVE-2018-3238 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 17, 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-2018-3238 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-3238 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 90.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-3238?
CVE-2018-3238 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-3238?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-3238, 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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