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CVE-2017-3506 — Oracle Weblogic Server

CISA KEV
CVSS v3.1 7.4 (HIGH) · EPSS 94.3% (higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 9/10 · Published 2017-04-24

As of 2026-04-22, CVE-2017-3506 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Oracle Weblogic Server, CVSS v3.1 7.4, EPSS 94.3% (99.9th percentile). It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-06-03), with a US federal remediation deadline of 2024-06-24. Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2017-3506, most recently “APT35 (Charming Kitten) GCC Pre-Positioning Cyber Reconnaissance Campaign Enabling Kinetic Targeting”.

Last updated: 2026-04-22

What is CVE-2017-3506?

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Services). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0, 12.1.3.0, 12.2.1.0, 12.2.1.1 and 12.2.1.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle WebLogic Server accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data.

The record classifies CVE-2017-3506 under weakness class CWE-78. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity. 5 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 3429 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
7.4 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS (FIRST)
94.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Listed since 2024-06-03, federal remediation deadline 2024-06-24
Threadlinqs priority
9/10 — CISA KEV-listed, which Threadlinqs floors at 9
Published
2017-04-24, last modified 2026-04-22

Is CVE-2017-3506 being exploited?

CISA added CVE-2017-3506 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-06-03, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2024-06-24 under BOD 22-01. It currently carries a trending score of 40 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2017-3506

The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2017-3506. Vendor advisory: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html. Because CVE-2017-3506 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2024-06-24. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2017-3506

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2017-3506, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Seeded from nvd and not yet processed by the Threadlinqs enrichment pipeline, so blank CVSS, EPSS or KEV fields above mean NOT MEASURED rather than measured-absent.

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