Vulnerability in the Oracle Virtual Directory component of Oracle Fusion Middleware…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle Virtual Directory component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Virtual Directory Manager). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.7.0 and 11.1.1.9.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Virtual Directory. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Virtual Directory accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Virtual Directory accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Virtual Directory. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | Virtual Directory | 11.1.1.7.0; 11.1.1.9.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Virtual Directory VendorOracle Affected 11.1.1.7.0; 11.1.1.9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3253
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fww5-xv47-fvxx
More Oracle Virtual Directory vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-27459 Improper access control in Oracle Virtual Directory CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-43875 Improper privilege management in Oracle Virtual Directory CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-07712 Vulnerability in the Oracle Virtual Directory component of Oracle Fusion Middleware… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-3253 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-3253 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fww5-xv47-fvxx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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