{"id":"CVE-2017-3540","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-3540","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:54:46.832Z","title":"Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Server).","description":"Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Server). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.8.0, 12.2.1.0.0, 12.2.1.1.0 and 12.2.1.2.0. Easily \"exploitable\" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle WebCenter Sites as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H).","published":"2017-04-24T19:59:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:18:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert_us@oracle.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.6,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["oracle/webcenter sites"],"epss":{"score":0.01849,"percentile":0.78979,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97753","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038291","source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97753","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038291","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3540","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}