CVE-2020-14728
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 SuiteCommerce Advanced (SCA) component of Oracle NetSuite service. Supported versions that are affected are Montblanc, Vinson, Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, 2018.2, 2019.1, 2019.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise NetSuite SCA. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in NetSuite SCA, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of NetSuite SCA accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of NetSuite SCA data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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 · high confidenceVulnerability in Oracle NetSuite's SuiteCommerce Advanced (SCA) web component. Low-privileged authenticated attackers can exploit this via HTTP with human interaction required. The flaw allows unauthorized read access to a subset of data and unauthorized update/insert/delete access to some SCA data, indicating likely broken access control or IDOR vulnerability.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Oracle SuiteCommerce Advanced deploymentIdentify whether your environment includes Oracle NetSuite's SuiteCommerce Advanced (SCA) web component. This is typically a web-based e-commerce platform hosted on NetSuite's infrastructure or integrated with it. Check your NetSuite account configuration or contact your NetSuite administrator to verify SCA is active.Affected if SCA is deployed and active in your NetSuite environment.
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Verify SCA version in useAccess the NetSuite SCA admin interface or check your implementation's version metadata. In NetSuite, go to Setup > Company > General Preferences or examine the SCA bundle/version information in your SuiteCommerce configuration. Compare the installed version against the supported releases (Montblanc through 2019.2).Affected if Any version of SCA is installed, as all versions are affected per the CVE advisory.
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Identify exposed SCA HTTP endpointsReview your SCA web application's exposed HTTP endpoints and URLs. Check for API endpoints under paths such as /api/, /services/, or similar SCA-specific service endpoints. Use web server logs or SCA configuration to enumerate accessible HTTP endpoints.Affected if SCA HTTP endpoints are publicly or internally accessible over HTTP/HTTPS.
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Audit user role permissions for SCA accessExamine the NetSuite role configurations assigned to low-privileged users who have SCA access. In NetSuite, go to Setup > Users/Roles > Manage Roles to review which roles have access to SCA-related records, transactions, or web services. Determine if low-privileged roles can access sensitive SCA data endpoints.Affected if Low-privileged authenticated users have roles that grant access to SCA data endpoints vulnerable to unauthorized access.
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Test for broken access control on SCA dataUsing a low-privileged authenticated user account (or test account), attempt to access SCA data records or endpoints that should be restricted to higher-privilege users. For example, try to read, update, insert, or delete SCA configuration, pricing, or customer data through HTTP requests while authenticated as a low-privilege user.Affected if A low-privileged user can read, update, insert, or delete SCA data they should not have permission to access.
If your environment runs Oracle SuiteCommerce Advanced with exposed HTTP endpoints and low-privileged users can access or modify SCA data beyond their intended permissions, you are affected by this vulnerability.
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 dataContact Oracle NetSuite support to obtain and apply the patched SCA version for your specific release (Montblanc through 2019.2). Implement additional access controls and validate session handling while awaiting official patch.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-14728 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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