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Customer Relationship Management Technical FoundationApplication · Oracle

CVE-2020-14850

HIGH · 8.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-10-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 12.2.10 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 CRM Technical Foundation product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Flex Fields). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 - 12.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle CRM Technical Foundation. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle CRM Technical Foundation, 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 CRM Technical Foundation accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle CRM Technical Foundation 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 vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite CRM Technical Foundation Flex Fields component allows remote attackers via HTTP to access or modify sensitive data. Exploitation requires human interaction (social engineering), and while targeting one product, attacks may impact additional Oracle products in the suite.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020 or subsequent patches addressing CVE-2020-14850. Restrict network exposure to Oracle E-Business Suite endpoints and enforce additional authentication layers where feasible.

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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
Customer Relationship Management Technical FoundationApplication
Affected:>= 12.2.3, <= 12.2.10= 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 Suite installation
    Locate the Oracle E-Business Suite installation directory, typically under $ORACLE_HOME/apps/apps_st/appl, or check for the presence of Oracle EBS-related processes and configuration files.
    Affected if Oracle E-Business Suite is installed and the CRM Technical Foundation component is present.
  2. Determine CRM Technical Foundation version
    Run the Oracle AD utility 'adident' on the file FNDTOP library or query the Oracle Applications database version tables (FND_PRODUCT_INSTALLATIONS or similar). The version appears in the format 12.1.3 or 12.2.x.
    Affected if The installed version is 12.1.3 exactly, or falls within the range 12.2.3 through 12.2.10.
  3. Verify Flex Fields component is accessible
    Confirm the Flex Fields module is enabled and accessible in the Oracle EBS environment by checking the module configuration or attempting to access the Flex Fields URL path within the EBS application.
    Affected if The Flex Fields component is enabled and exposed within the EBS application.
  4. Check HTTP/HTTPS network exposure
    Identify which ports Oracle EBS is listening on (typically 8000-8009 or 443/4443 for Apache/OHS) and determine if these endpoints are reachable from untrusted networks using tools like netstat, nmap, or reviewing load balancer/firewall rules.
    Affected if The Oracle E-Business Suite HTTP endpoints are accessible from external or untrusted networks without additional authentication barriers.

A user is affected if Oracle E-Business Suite with CRM Technical Foundation version 12.1.3 or between 12.2.3 and 12.2.10 is installed, the Flex Fields component is enabled, and the HTTP interface is network-accessible to attackers.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 12.2.10
Interim mitigation

Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020 or subsequent patches addressing CVE-2020-14850. Restrict network exposure to Oracle E-Business Suite endpoints and enforce additional authentication layers where feasible.

Fix this in Customer Relationship Management Technical Foundation Scoped from the published advisory
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