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Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting And ProvisioningApplication · Oracle

CVE-2020-14692

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-07-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 8.0.8 or later.
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71/100
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 Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning product of Oracle Financial Services Applications (component: User Interface). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.6-8.0.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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

SQL injection vulnerability in the User Interface component of Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning allows low-privileged authenticated attackers to inject malicious SQL statements via HTTP requests, enabling unauthorized modification (create/delete/update) of critical financial data in the database.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020 or subsequent updates. Restrict network access to the application UI to trusted users only. Verify all user inputs are properly validated and parameterized queries are used.

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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
Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting And ProvisioningApplication
Affected:>= 8.0.6, <= 8.0.8

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
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 installed version of Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning
    Access the application's 'About' or version information page, typically found in the administration or help section of the web UI. Alternatively, check the installation directory for version files or contact Oracle support for version verification commands.
    Affected if The installed version is between 8.0.6 and 8.0.8 inclusive.
  2. Confirm the User Interface component is deployed and accessible
    Verify the web-based UI for Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS. Check if the application login page loads and authentication is possible.
    Affected if The UI component is accessible and operational, making it a potential attack vector.
  3. Verify authentication mechanisms are in place
    Review the application configuration to confirm user authentication is required to access the UI. Check if low-privileged users can access the application.
    Affected if Low-privileged authenticated users can access the application UI, satisfying the authentication requirement for this exploit.
  4. Inspect application logs for SQL injection error signatures
    Review web server and application logs for unusual database error messages, particularly those containing SQL syntax errors, unexpected WHERE clauses, or indicators of SQL injection attempts.
    Affected if Logs show SQL syntax errors or evidence of SQL injection attempts via HTTP request parameters.
  5. Check for unauthorized database modifications
    Query database audit logs or transaction logs for unexpected CREATE, UPDATE, or DELETE operations on financial data tables, particularly those occurring outside of known business processes.
    Affected if There are unauthorized or unexpected modifications to critical financial data tables that were not initiated through normal application processes.

The environment is affected if Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning version 8.0.6 through 8.0.8 is running with its UI component accessible to authenticated users.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 8.0.8
Interim mitigation

Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020 or subsequent updates. Restrict network access to the application UI to trusted users only. Verify all user inputs are properly validated and parameterized queries are used.

Fix this in Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting And Provisioning Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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