CVE-2014-2493
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Oracle JDeveloper component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.2.4.0, and 12.1.2.0.0 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and availability via vectors related to ADF Faces.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in Oracle JDeveloper's ADF Faces component in Oracle Fusion Middleware versions 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.2.4.0, and 12.1.2.0.0 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and availability. The nature of the vulnerability is not publicly disclosed by Oracle.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.1.1.7.0= 11.1.2.4.0= 12.1.2.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Oracle Fusion Middleware installationLocate Oracle JDeveloper installation and check the version. Common paths include $ORACLE_HOME/jdeveloper or check the product version via the Oracle Enterprise Manager console. Run: java -jar $ORACLE_HOME/jdeveloper/jdev/bin/jdevw.sh -version or check the about box in JDeveloper IDE.Affected if The installed version is exactly 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.2.4.0, or 12.1.2.0.0
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Verify ADF Faces component is in useCheck the application's faces-config.xml, web.xml, or ADF configuration files for references to oracle.adf.view or javax.faces. Look for ADF Faces libraries (adf-richclient-impl.jar) in the application's classpath or lib directory.Affected if ADF Faces (Oracle ADF) component is deployed and actively used in the environment
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Confirm network exposure of ADF endpointsReview the application's deployment descriptor (web.xml) and application server configuration (Oracle WebLogic, OAS) to identify exposed URLs containing /adf/ paths or FacesServlet mappings. Check network firewall rules and load balancer configurations for these endpoints.Affected if ADF Faces endpoints are accessible over the network to untrusted users
You are affected if Oracle Fusion Middleware is running exactly version 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.2.4.0, or 12.1.2.0.0 AND ADF Faces component is deployed AND those endpoints are network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Updates for 2014 (or subsequent relevant patches) to address this vulnerability. Until patched, restrict network exposure of affected JDeveloper/ADF Faces endpoints to trusted users only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-2493 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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