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CVE-2020-2861

HIGH · 8.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-04-15
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 Marketing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Marketing Administration). 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 Marketing. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Marketing, 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 Marketing accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Marketing accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/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

CVE-2020-2861 is an unauthenticated vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite Marketing Administration component (versions 12.1.1-12.1.3) accessible via HTTP. The flaw allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to critical data and perform unauthorized updates, inserts, or deletes. Exploitation requires human interaction and while targeting Oracle Marketing, attacks may impact additional products due to scope change.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2020 or later. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to Oracle Marketing Administration interfaces via firewall or web application firewall until the patch can be applied.

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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
MarketingApplication
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 Suite installation
    Check for Oracle E-Business Suite by querying the database for the presence of APPS schema or checking for ORACLE_HOME directories containing ebus (for example, look in $ORACLE_HOME/ebus or check for FND_TOP environment variable)
    Affected if Oracle E-Business Suite is not installed - this CVE does not apply
  2. Determine Oracle Marketing module version
    Query the Oracle database: SELECT version FROM applsys.aq$_monitor WHERE version LIKE '12.1%'; or check the Oracle Marketing patch level via OPatch: cd $ORACLE_HOME/../OA_MEDIA && opatch lsinventory | grep -i marketing
    Affected if The installed version falls within 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 inclusive - user is potentially affected
  3. Verify Marketing Administration HTTP interface accessibility
    Check if the Marketing Administration console is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS. This is typically found at paths like /OA_HTML/rtl/xxl.jsp or /servlets/oracle.apps.xx. Inspect web server configuration files (like Oracle HTTP Server's httpd.conf or Oracle WebLogic's config.xml) for routes serving Marketing Administration
    Affected if The Marketing Administration interface is exposed via HTTP and accessible from network - exploitation is possible
  4. Review access logs for Marketing Administration endpoints
    Examine web access logs (typically in $ORACLE_HOME/../oa_var/tech_st/local/log or Apache logs) for unusual or unauthorized POST/GET requests targeting Marketing-related servlets and JSPs (search for paths containing 'marketing', 'xxl', 'offering')
    Affected if Evidence of unauthorized access attempts or unexpected operations against Marketing Administration endpoints is found

A user is affected if Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Marketing module versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 is installed AND the Marketing Administration HTTP interface is network-accessible.

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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 April 2020 or later. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to Oracle Marketing Administration interfaces via firewall or web application firewall until the patch can be applied.

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