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Crm Technical FoundationApplication · Oracle

CVE-2020-14679

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-07-15
Fix available
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 Oracle CRM Technical Foundation product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Preferences). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.9. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle CRM Technical Foundation. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle CRM Technical Foundation. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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 · high confidence

This is an unauthenticated Denial of Service vulnerability in Oracle CRM Technical Foundation's Preferences component. An attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit this flaw to cause the application to hang or crash repeatedly. The vulnerability affects versions 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 through 12.2.9 of the Oracle E-Business Suite.

MitigationApply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) or Security Patch Update (PSU) for CVE-2020-14679. As an immediate workaround, restrict network access to the affected Oracle CRM Technical Foundation endpoints where feasible.

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
Crm Technical FoundationApplication
Affected:>= 12.2.3, <= 12.2.9= 12.1.3

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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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. Confirm Oracle E-Business Suite installation
    Look for Oracle Application Server processes, check for Oracle E-Business Suite directories (typically $ORACLE_HOME/apps), or identify HTTP listeners on common ports (8000, 8001, 443, 80) serving Oracle applications.
    Affected if If Oracle E-Business Suite is installed and running
  2. Identify Oracle E-Business Suite version
    Check the version file in the Oracle Applications filesystem, or query the database for the release version using SQL: SELECT RELEASE_NAME FROM FND_PRODUCT_GROUPS; Alternatively, access the 'About Oracle Applications' page from the system administrator responsibility.
    Affected if If the version matches 12.1.3 or falls within 12.2.3 through 12.2.9
  3. Determine if web interfaces are network-accessible
    Test HTTP/HTTPS access to the Oracle E-Business Suite login page from external systems. Check firewall rules and load balancer configurations that expose the application ports (commonly 8000-8005, 80, 443).
    Affected if If the Oracle E-Business Suite web login is accessible from untrusted networks
  4. Verify Preferences component exposure
    Attempt to access the Preferences component endpoint via HTTP. Common paths include /OA_HTML/射频/preferences or similar endpoints under the /OA_HTML/ path. Check which modules are enabled in Oracle Application Manager.
    Affected if If the Preferences component is accessible without authentication via HTTP

A user is affected if they are running Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.9 with the web interfaces network-accessible and the Preferences component enabled.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 12.2.9
Interim mitigation

Apply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) or Security Patch Update (PSU) for CVE-2020-14679. As an immediate workaround, restrict network access to the affected Oracle CRM Technical Foundation endpoints where feasible.

Fix this in Crm Technical Foundation Scoped from the published advisory
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