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CVE-2016-8312 Oracle CVE debrief
CVE-2016-8312 affects Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking in supported versions 2.0.1, 2.2.0, and 12.0.1. According to the CVE record, the issue is network reachable over HTTP, requires no attacker authentication, but does require human interaction, and can lead to unauthorized access to critical data or modification of accessible data. Oracle’s January 2017 CPU is referenced by NVD as the vendor advisory/patch reference.
- Vendor
- Oracle
- Product
- CVE-2016-8312
- CVSS
- HIGH 8.2
- 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 Private Banking, especially internet-facing or broadly reachable deployments of the affected versions. Security teams responsible for banking applications, customer data protection, and application access controls should prioritize review.
Technical summary
NVD lists this as a CVSS 3.0 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N issue with CWE-284 (improper access control). The affected product/subcomponent is Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking, Product / Instrument Search. The weakness is exploitable over the network via HTTP and can result in unauthorized disclosure of critical data and unauthorized update/insert/delete access to some accessible data.
Defensive priority
High. The combination of no attacker authentication, network exposure, and high confidentiality impact makes this worth prompt triage, even though user interaction is required.
Recommended defensive actions
- Confirm whether Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking versions 2.0.1, 2.2.0, or 12.0.1 are deployed anywhere in production, test, or DR environments.
- Apply Oracle’s January 2017 CPU guidance referenced in the NVD record, or the vendor-provided fix for the affected release.
- Reduce exposure of the relevant HTTP-accessible application paths to trusted networks only until patched.
- Review application access controls and authorization checks around Product / Instrument Search workflows.
- Monitor for anomalous access to sensitive FLEXCUBE data and for unexpected data changes in affected modules.
- Use the CVE and NVD records to verify remediation status and any vendor notes before closing the issue.
Evidence notes
This debrief is based only on the supplied CVE/NVD corpus. The published date used for timing context is 2017-01-27T22:59:01.350Z; the 2026 modified timestamp reflects record maintenance, not the original issue date. NVD lists affected CPEs for Oracle FLEXCUBE Private Banking 2.0.1, 2.2.0, and 12.0.1, CVSS vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N, and CWE-284. Oracle CPU January 2017 is referenced in the NVD record as the vendor advisory/patch reference.
Official resources
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CVE-2016-8312 CVE record
CVE.org
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CVE-2016-8312 NVD detail
NVD
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Source item URL
nvd_modified
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Mitigation or vendor reference
[email protected] - Patch, Vendor Advisory
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Mitigation or vendor reference
[email protected] - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- Source reference
Publicly disclosed in the CVE/NVD record on 2017-01-27. The supplied modified timestamp from 2026-05-13 reflects later record updates, not the original disclosure date.