CVE-2018-2596

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Content Server). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Content, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N).

Published: 2018-01-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-2596 is rated Moderate Risk (59.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.87%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-2596

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.21% 0.87% +0.66%
2 2023-06-10 0.29% 0.21% -0.07%
3 2023-03-07 0.29%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-2596

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 4.7 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-2596

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-2596

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle webcenter_content 11.1.1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_content:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_content 12.2.1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_content:12.2.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_content 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_content:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-2596

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