373 – Use of an insecure channel - Oracle Database
Description
Insecure connections from servers to the database. Encryption does not address all communications with the database, including transmissions from clients and transmissions from middle tiers.
Impact
- Data can be modified, replayed and no longer confidential. Also, lost packets can be detected. - Intercept sensitive information that travels over an intranet.
Recommendation
- Set up encrypted communications channels. Enable Oracle Database encryption for data that is sent over a network. - Ensure that connections only come from a physically secure terminal, or from an application web server with a known IP address. - In the case of a sensitive database, ensure that connections only come from certain points in the network.
Threat
Anonymous attacker from adjacent network.
Expected Remediation Time
Score 4.0
Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.
Base 4.0
- Attack vector: N
- Attack complexity: L
- Attack Requirements: N
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: N
- Confidentiality (VC): N
- Integrity (VI): L
- Availability (VA): N
- Confidentiality (SC): N
- Integrity (SI): N
- Availability (SA): N
Threat 4.0
- Exploit maturity: X