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E Business IntelligenceApplication · Oracle

CVE-2020-14681

HIGH · 8.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-07-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 12.1.3 or later.
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89/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 E-Business Intelligence product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: DBI Setups). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle E-Business Intelligence. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle E-Business Intelligence, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle E-Business Intelligence accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle E-Business Intelligence accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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 · high confidence

Unauthenticated HTTP vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Intelligence DBI Setups component (versions 12.1.1-12.1.3) allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to critical data and perform limited data modification via HTTP. Exploitation requires human interaction and may impact additional products due to scope change.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020 or later, which contains the security fix for this vulnerability. Until patched, restrict network access to E-Business Intelligence HTTP endpoints via firewall or Web Application Firewall.

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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
E Business IntelligenceApplication
Affected:>= 12.1.1, <= 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
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

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  1. Identify Oracle E-Business Intelligence installation
    Locate the Oracle E-Business Suite installation directory and confirm the E-Business Intelligence (EBI) component is present. Check for the presence of the DBI Setups module in the application hierarchy.
    Affected if The DBI Setups component of Oracle E-Business Intelligence is installed and accessible.
  2. Determine installed E-Business Suite version
    Run the Oracle AD Administration utility or check the version file (such as the APPL_TOP version file) to obtain the exact version number of the Oracle E-Business Suite installation.
    Affected if The installed version falls within the range 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 (inclusive).
  3. Verify HTTP listener is enabled for EBI
    Check the Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) configuration or the E-Business Intelligence controller configuration to confirm that HTTP access to the DBI Setups component is enabled.
    Affected if HTTP access to the DBI Setups component is enabled and the version is 12.1.1-12.1.3.
  4. Assess network exposure of EBI HTTP endpoints
    Review network firewall rules, Web Application Firewall configurations, or load balancer settings to determine if the E-Business Intelligence HTTP endpoints are exposed to untrusted networks.
    Affected if The EBI HTTP endpoints are accessible from untrusted network segments without additional access controls.

A system is affected if Oracle E-Business Intelligence DBI Setups component is installed with version 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 and HTTP access to the component is enabled and exposed.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 12.1.3
Interim mitigation

Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020 or later, which contains the security fix for this vulnerability. Until patched, restrict network access to E-Business Intelligence HTTP endpoints via firewall or Web Application Firewall.

Fix this in E Business Intelligence Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing12.0 h
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