CVE-2016-0456
Overview
CVE-2016-0456 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting oracle e-business_suite. It was published on January 21, 2016.
Technical Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Application Mgmt Pack for E-Business Suite component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 and 12.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to REST Framework, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0457. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that this issue is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, cause a denial of service, conduct server-side request forgery (SSRF) attacks, or conduct SMB Relay attacks via a crafted DTD in an XML request to OA_HTML/copxmllcmservicecontroller.js.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update e-business_suite to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
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References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2016-0456?
CVE-2016-0456 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting oracle e-business_suite. It was published on January 21, 2016.
How severe is CVE-2016-0456?
CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-0456?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update e-business_suite to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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