XSS in Oracle Webcenter Interaction
CVE-2018-16955
The login function of Oracle WebCenter Interaction Portal 10.3.3 is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS). The content of the in_hi_redirect parameter, when prefixed with the https:// scheme, is unsafely reflected in a HTML META tag in the HTTP response. NOTE: this CVE is assigned by MITRE and isn't validated by Oracle because Oracle WebCenter Interaction Portal is out of support.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Webcenter Interaction — versions 10.3.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/22 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105350 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16955?
- CVE-2018-16955 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Webcenter Interaction, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16955?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.