📄 Description (English)
Vulnerability in the Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing product of Oracle Financial Services Applications (component: Security Management System). Supported versions that are affected are 14.5.0.15.0, 14.7.0.8.0 and 14.8.0.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
🤖 AI Executive Summary
A critical vulnerability in Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing (versions 14.5.0.15.0, 14.7.0.8.0, 14.8.0.1.0) allows low-privileged attackers with network access to compromise the Security Management System via HTTP, enabling unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of sensitive financial data. With a CVSS score of 8.1 and high confidentiality/integrity impact, this poses significant risk to Saudi financial institutions managing investment portfolios and client assets. Immediate patching is critical as the vulnerability requires only low privileges and network access to exploit.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 26, 2026 06:56
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions, investment banks, asset management firms) faces critical risk as FLEXCUBE is widely deployed for investment servicing operations. Saudi Aramco and other large corporations managing pension/investment funds are at high risk. Government entities managing sovereign wealth funds (PIF, GOSI) could be impacted. Telecom sector (STC, Mobily) with investment portfolios and insurance companies managing client assets are vulnerable. The vulnerability enables unauthorized access to sensitive financial data, client information, transaction records, and portfolio management systems—directly threatening financial confidentiality and regulatory compliance under SAMA CSF and NCA ECC frameworks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Investment Management
Insurance
Government (Sovereign Wealth Funds)
Energy (ARAMCO and subsidiaries)
Telecommunications
Large Corporations with Investment Operations
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1078 - Valid Accounts
T1548 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
T1566 - Phishing
T1110 - Brute Force
T1555 - Credentials from Password Stores
T1087 - Account Discovery
T1530 - Data from Cloud Storage
T1213 - Data from Information Repositories
T1020 - Automated Exfiltration
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.7
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing instances running versions 14.5.0.15.0, 14.7.0.8.0, or 14.8.0.1.0 across your infrastructure
2. Restrict network access to FLEXCUBE HTTP interfaces to authorized users/IPs only; implement network segmentation
3. Enable enhanced logging and monitoring on Security Management System components
4. Review access logs for suspicious low-privileged account activities in the past 30 days
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Apply Oracle's security patch immediately (available from Oracle Critical Patch Update)
2. Test patches in non-production environments first
3. Schedule maintenance windows for production patching within 72 hours
4. Verify patch application by checking version numbers post-deployment
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to restrict HTTP access to FLEXCUBE
2. Deploy intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) monitoring for exploitation attempts
3. Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all FLEXCUBE user accounts
4. Implement role-based access control (RBAC) limiting low-privileged account permissions
5. Enable database activity monitoring (DAM) on FLEXCUBE databases
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for HTTP requests to FLEXCUBE Security Management System endpoints from low-privileged accounts
2. Alert on unauthorized data modification/deletion operations in FLEXCUBE databases
3. Track failed authentication attempts followed by successful access
4. Monitor for unusual API calls or direct database queries from application accounts
5. Implement SIEM rules for privilege escalation attempts within FLEXCUBE
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع مثيلات Oracle FLEXCUBE Investor Servicing التي تعمل بالإصدارات 14.5.0.15.0 و 14.7.0.8.0 و 14.8.0.1.0 عبر البنية التحتية
2. تقييد الوصول إلى واجهات HTTP الخاصة بـ FLEXCUBE للمستخدمين/عناوين IP المصرح بها فقط؛ تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة
3. تفعيل السجلات المحسّنة والمراقبة على مكونات نظام إدارة الأمان
4. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للأنشطة المريبة للحسابات منخفضة الامتيازات في آخر 30 يوم
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تطبيق تصحيح الأمان من Oracle فوراً (متاح من Oracle Critical Patch Update)
2. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئات غير الإنتاج أولاً
3. جدولة نوافذ الصيانة لتصحيح الإنتاج خلال 72 ساعة
4. التحقق من تطبيق التصحيح بفحص أرقام الإصدارات بعد النشر
الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
1. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لتقييد الوصول إلى FLEXCUBE
2. نشر أنظمة كشف/منع الاختراق (IDS/IPS) لمراقبة محاولات الاستغلال
3. فرض المصادقة متعددة العوامل (MFA) لجميع حسابات مستخدمي FLEXCUBE
4. تنفيذ التحكم في الوصول القائم على الأدوار (RBAC) لتحديد أذونات الحسابات منخفضة الامتيازات
5. تفعيل مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات (DAM) على قواعد بيانات FLEXCUBE
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات HTTP إلى نقاط نهاية نظام إدارة الأمان في FLEXCUBE من حسابات منخفضة الامتيازات
2. التنبيه على عمليات تعديل/حذف البيانات غير المصرح بها في قواعد بيانات FLEXCUBE
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بالوصول الناجح
4. مراقبة استدعاءات API غير العادية أو استعلامات قاعدة البيانات المباشرة من حسابات التطبيق
5. تنفيذ قواعد SIEM لمحاولات تصعيد الامتيازات داخل FLEXCUBE
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1 - Access Control and Authentication
5.2 - Authorization and Access Rights Management
5.3 - User Access Review
6.1 - Cryptography and Data Protection
6.2 - Data Integrity
7.1 - Audit Logging
7.2 - Monitoring and Alerting
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance & Risk Management - Risk Assessment and Management
Information Security - Access Control
Information Security - Data Protection and Privacy
Information Security - Audit and Accountability
Operational Resilience - Incident Management
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1 - Policies for information security
A.5.2 - Information security roles and responsibilities
A.6.1 - Screening
A.6.2 - Terms and conditions of employment
A.8.1 - User endpoint devices
A.8.2 - Privileged access rights
A.8.3 - Information access restriction
A.9.1 - Access control
A.9.2 - User registration and de-registration
A.9.3 - Access provisioning
A.9.4 - Access rights review
A.12.4 - Logging
A.12.6 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 1 - Firewall Configuration
Requirement 2 - Default Passwords
Requirement 6 - Secure Development and Vulnerability Management
Requirement 7 - Restrict Access to Data
Requirement 8 - User Identification and Authentication
Requirement 10 - Tracking and Monitoring Access
🔗 References & Sources 1
📦 Affected Products / CPE 3 entries
oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:14.5.0.15.0
oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:14.7.0.8.0
oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:14.8.0.1.0