What is CVE-2017-10261?

CVE-2017-10261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2017-10261?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Oracle Database

CVE-2017-10261

Vulnerability in the XML Database component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Session privilege with logon to the infrastructure where XML Database executes to compromise XML Database. While the vulnerability is in XML Database, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all XML Database accessible data. Note: This score is for Windows platform version 11.2.0.4 of Database. For Windows platform version 12.1.0.2 and Linux, the score is 5.5 with scope Unchanged. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-10-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Database — versions 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2
Oracle Corporation Database — versions 12.1.0.2, 11.2.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/101344 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1039591 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-10261?: CVE-2017-10261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-10261?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.