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CVE-2016-8301 Oracle CVE debrief

CVE-2016-8301 affects Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking Core and was published by NVD on 2017-01-27. Oracle’s affected versions listed in the record include 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, 12.1.0, and 12.2.0. The issue is network reachable over HTTP, requires no attacker authentication, but does require human interaction by another person. The documented impact is limited to integrity: unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some accessible data.

Vendor
Oracle
Product
CVE-2016-8301
CVSS
MEDIUM 4.3
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2017-01-27
Original CVE updated
2026-05-13
Advisory published
2017-01-27
Advisory updated
2026-05-13

Who should care

Organizations running Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking, especially teams responsible for internet-facing application servers, banking application operations, vulnerability management, and patch deployment. Security teams should care because the vulnerability is remotely reachable and affects data integrity.

Technical summary

NVD classifies the issue with CVSS 3.0 vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, which indicates a network-based issue with low attack complexity, no privileges required, and a user-interaction requirement. The record does not provide a specific CWE beyond NVD-CWE-noinfo. The affected product is Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking Core, with vulnerable CPE entries for the listed versions. The available references point to Oracle’s January 2017 Critical Patch Update advisory and third-party vulnerability listings.

Defensive priority

Medium. The vulnerability is publicly known, remotely reachable, and affects data integrity, but the CVSS score is 4.3 and the impact is limited compared with higher-severity cases. Prioritize if the product is exposed or used in production banking workflows.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review Oracle’s January 2017 Critical Patch Update advisory referenced in the CVE record and apply the relevant vendor remediation for affected FLEXCUBE versions.
  • Confirm whether any deployed Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking instances run versions 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.0.3, 12.1.0, or 12.2.0.
  • Restrict HTTP access to FLEXCUBE services to trusted networks and administrative paths only.
  • Verify that user-interaction-dependent workflows are protected by strong authentication, authorization, and change-control review.
  • Monitor application logs and database audit trails for unexpected insert, update, or delete activity involving FLEXCUBE-accessible data.
  • Track Oracle security advisories and update vulnerability records if Oracle publishes version-specific remediation guidance for your deployment.

Evidence notes

All claims are drawn from the supplied NVD record and the linked Oracle/third-party references. The CVSS vector, affected versions, and impact description come from NVD. The Oracle CPU January 2017 advisory is listed as a vendor reference in the CVE metadata, but the supplied corpus does not include its full contents. No exploit steps, reproduction details, or unsupported assumptions are included.

Official resources

Publicly disclosed in the NVD record on 2017-01-27T22:59:00.990Z; the record was modified on 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033Z.