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Flexcube Direct BankingApplication · Oracle

CVE-2020-14897

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-10-21
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 FLEXCUBE Direct Banking product of Oracle Financial Services Applications (component: Pre Login). Supported versions that are affected are 12.0.1, 12.0.2 and 12.0.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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

Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking has an unauthenticated vulnerability in the Pre Login component (versions 12.0.1-12.0.3). Attackers with network access via HTTP can exploit this to gain unauthorized access to critical or all accessible data, though human interaction is required. The attack targets the pre-authentication area, suggesting improper access controls or input validation in login-handling code.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Updates for CVE-2020-14897; if patches are unavailable, restrict network access to the Pre Login endpoints via web application firewall or network segmentation as a temporary measure.

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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
Flexcube Direct BankingApplication
Affected:= 12.0.1= 12.0.2= 12.0.3

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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking is deployed
    Inspect your web application server for Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking application files or check installed software inventory for 'Oracle Flexcube Direct Banking'
    Affected if The application is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed version
    Check application version information in deployment descriptors, about pages, or version files within the Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking installation directory
    Affected if The version matches 12.0.1, 12.0.2, or 12.0.3
  3. Verify the Pre Login component is accessible
    Attempt to access the pre-authentication login endpoints (such as /login, /prelogin, or similar paths) on the FLEXCUBE web application via HTTP
    Affected if The Pre Login component responds to HTTP requests without requiring authentication
  4. Confirm network exposure
    Determine if the FLEXCUBE Direct Banking interface is reachable over network from untrusted sources by reviewing firewall rules, load balancer configurations, or network ACLs
    Affected if The Pre Login endpoints are exposed to network access without restriction

If Oracle FLEXCUBE Direct Banking versions 12.0.1-12.0.3 are installed and the Pre Login component is network-accessible via HTTP, the environment is affected by this CVE.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Oracle Critical Patch Updates for CVE-2020-14897; if patches are unavailable, restrict network access to the Pre Login endpoints via web application firewall or network segmentation as a temporary measure.

Fix this in Flexcube Direct Banking Scoped from the published advisory
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