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CVE-2018-2978 affects Oracle Hospitality Simphony versions 2.8, 2.9, and 2.10. A low-privileged attacker with HTTP network access could compromise sensitive Simphony data, change or delete data, and cause partial service disruption. Exploitation is described as difficult, but the business impact can be significant. Exposure is limited to organizations running Oracle Hospitality Simphony 2.8, 2.9, or 2.10 where low-privileged users can reach the affected HTTP-accessible Import/Export functionality. The bundle does not identify affected deployments beyond those versions. Prioritize remediation for affected Simphony environments because the vulnerability can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business-critical hospitality data. Urgency is high, but not emergency-level based on the provided evidence because active exploitation is not cited and exploitation complexity is high. Mitigation focus: Identify Simphony 2.8, 2.9, and 2.10 deployments.; Review Oracle's July 2018 Critical Patch Update guidance for this CVE.; Apply vendor-supported updates or compensating guidance where applicable..
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