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Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementApplication · Oracle

CVE-2020-14653

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-07-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 18.8.18.2 or later.
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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Vulnerability in the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management product of Oracle Construction and Engineering (component: Web Access). Supported versions that are affected are 16.1.0.0-16.2.20.1, 17.1.0.0-17.12.17.1 and 18.1.0.0-18.8.18.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 confidence

Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management contains a vulnerability in its Web Access component that allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to perform unauthorized read, insert, update, and delete operations on a subset of accessible data. The vulnerability affects versions 16.1.0.0 through 18.8.18.2 and is described as easily exploitable.

MitigationApply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for CVE-2020-14653 to the affected Primavera P6 installations. Verify that the patch resolves the vulnerability and conduct post-patch testing to ensure normal functionality.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementApplication
Affected:>= 16.1.0.0, <= 16.2.20.1>= 17.1.0.0, <= 17.12.17.1>= 18.1.0.0, <= 18.8.18.2

CVSS 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
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the installed Primavera P6 version
    Access the P6 application and navigate to the About section, or check the installation documentation/installer properties. In the P6 web interface, this is typically found under Help > About Oracle Primavera P6. Alternatively, check the P6 professional client or contact your system administrator for the exact version number.
    Affected if The version falls within 16.1.0.0-16.2.20.1, 17.1.0.0-17.12.17.1, or 18.1.0.0-18.8.18.2
  2. Confirm the Web Access component is enabled
    Verify that P6 Web Access (the web-based interface) is deployed and accessible. Check if the web application server (typically WebLogic or similar) is running and the P6 web application is deployed. This can be confirmed by attempting to access the P6 login page via HTTP/HTTPS.
    Affected if Web Access is publicly or internally accessible over HTTP and the version is within the affected ranges
  3. Verify network accessibility of the Web Access interface
    Confirm that the P6 Web Access URL is reachable from network locations where low-privileged users operate. Check firewall rules, load balancer configurations, and application access controls that permit HTTP/HTTPS traffic to the P6 web application.
    Affected if The Web Access component is network-accessible to low-privileged users and the version is within the affected ranges
  4. Review user access controls for the Web Access component
    Examine the P6 user roles and permissions configuration to confirm that low-privileged accounts (non-administrative users) have network access to the Web Access interface. Check if these accounts can perform data operations through the web interface.
    Affected if Low-privileged users have network access via HTTP to the Web Access component and the version is within the affected ranges

If your installed Oracle Primavera P6 version falls within 16.1.0.0 through 18.8.18.2 and the Web Access component is enabled and network-accessible to low-privileged users, your environment is affected by CVE-2020-14653.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 18.8.18.2
Interim mitigation

Apply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for CVE-2020-14653 to the affected Primavera P6 installations. Verify that the patch resolves the vulnerability and conduct post-patch testing to ensure normal functionality.

Fix this in Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Scoped from the published advisory
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