CVE-2020-14531
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 · uneditedVulnerability in the Siebel UI Framework product of Oracle Siebel CRM (component: SWSE Server). Supported versions that are affected are 20.6 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Siebel UI Framework. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Siebel UI Framework accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Siebel UI Framework accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).
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 confidenceThis is an unauthenticated vulnerability in the Siebel UI Framework's SWSE Server component. An attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit it, but requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker (meaning the attacker must trick a legitimate user into performing an action). Successful exploitation grants high confidentiality access to critical data and low integrity access (unauthorized updates/inserts/deletes).
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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<= 20.6CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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 if Oracle Siebel UI Framework is installedCheck system inventory, installed applications, or look for Siebel-related services and processes on the server. Common installation paths include under the Siebel home directory.Affected if Oracle Siebel UI Framework software is present on the system
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Determine if SWSE Server component is enabledCheck if the Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE) service is running or configured on the server. Review Siebel deployment configuration files (e.g., sweapp.ini, eapps.cfg) for enabled components.Affected if SWSE Server component is installed and active
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Check installed Siebel UI Framework versionQuery the Siebel repository or use the Siebel administration interface to retrieve the exact version number of the Ui Framework component. Compare against the affected range <= 20.6.Affected if Installed version is 20.6 or any earlier version (20.x, 19.x, etc.)
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Assess network exposure of SWSE ServerReview firewall rules, network configuration, and load balancer settings to determine if the SWSE Server HTTP port (typically ports 80/443 or configured ports) is accessible from untrusted networks.Affected if SWSE Server HTTP interface is exposed to the internet or untrusted networks without proper access controls
A user is affected if they have Oracle Siebel UI Framework with SWSE Server enabled and the installed version is 20.6 or lower, particularly if the HTTP interface is accessible from untrusted networks.
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 the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for July 2020 or later that addresses CVE-2020-14531. As a supplementary control, implement network segmentation or WAF rules to restrict exposure of the SWSE Server to untrusted networks.
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