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CVE-2016-8308 Oracle CVE debrief

CVE-2016-8308 is a medium-severity Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking vulnerability affecting the Product / Instrument Search subcomponent. Oracle and NVD describe it as remotely reachable over HTTP, requiring human interaction, and capable of unauthorized data updates, inserts, or deletions in accessible FLEXCUBE Private Banking data.

Vendor
Oracle
Product
Flexcube Private Banking
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

Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking operators, application owners, banking security teams, and patch-management teams responsible for supported versions 2.0.1, 2.2.0, and 12.0.1.

Technical summary

The NVD record lists CVSS v3.0 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating a network-reachable issue with no privileges required but with user interaction needed. The affected product is Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking, specifically the Product / Instrument Search subcomponent, and the documented impact is limited to integrity: unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some accessible data. The NVD record cites Oracle’s January 2017 CPU advisory as a vendor reference.

Defensive priority

Medium

Recommended defensive actions

  • Identify whether Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking versions 2.0.1, 2.2.0, or 12.0.1 are in use.
  • Review Oracle’s January 2017 CPU advisory referenced by NVD for remediation guidance.
  • Restrict HTTP exposure of FLEXCUBE Private Banking to only necessary networks and users.
  • Reduce the chance of unintended user interaction in affected workflows through access control and change-review procedures.
  • Monitor application and database audit logs for unauthorized create, update, or delete activity affecting FLEXCUBE Private Banking data.

Evidence notes

The CVE record published by NVD states the vulnerability affects Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking Product / Instrument Search and lists the vulnerable versions. The recorded CVSS vector is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, matching the described integrity-only impact. Oracle’s CPU January 2017 advisory is included in the NVD references as a vendor advisory/patch reference. The CVE record was originally published on 2017-01-27 and later modified on 2026-05-13; that modification date is a record update, not the issue date.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2016-8308 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8308

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2016-8308 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8308

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.