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Human ResourcesApplication · Oracle

CVE-2020-2882

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-04-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 12.2.9 or later.
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87/100
Remediation priority · High
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 Human Resources product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Hierarchy Diagrammers). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.9. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Human Resources. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Human Resources accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Human Resources accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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

Oracle Human Resources contains a vulnerability in the Hierarchy Diagrammers component that allows a low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to create, delete, or modify critical data and gain unauthorized access to sensitive HR information. The vulnerability affects versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.9 of the Oracle E-Business Suite.

MitigationApply the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) or specific patch for CVE-2020-2882 from Oracle Support, following Oracle's standard E-Business Suite patching procedures for the Hierarchy Diagrammers module.

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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
Human ResourcesApplication
Affected:>= 12.1.1, <= 12.1.3>= 12.2.3, <= 12.2.9

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 Oracle E-Business Suite version
    Run the command 'select release_name from apps.fnd_product_groups where release_name like "12%";' via SQL*Plus connected to the APPS schema, or check the ORA$BASE/10.1.2/appsutil/xml/ORACLE_SID.xml file for the release version.
    Affected if The version falls within 12.1.1 to 12.1.3, or 12.2.3 to 12.2.9.
  2. Confirm Human Resources module is installed
    Query the database: SELECT application_name, application_id FROM fnd_application WHERE application_name LIKE '%Human%'; or check via Oracle Applications Manager (OAM) console under Applied Applications.
    Affected if Oracle Human Resources (HRMS) is listed as an installed application.
  3. Verify Hierarchy Diagrammers is enabled
    Check the profile option "HR: Hierarchy Diagrammer Enabled" via System Administrator responsibility: Profiles > System, or query select profile_option_value from fnd_profile_option_values where profile_option_id in (select profile_option_id from fnd_profile_options where profile_option_name like '%HIERARCHY%');
    Affected if The Hierarchy Diagrammers profile is set to enabled or Y.
  4. Check HTTP access to the application
    Attempt to access the Hierarchy Diagrammers URL endpoint: https://hostname/OA_HTML/hierarchyDiagrammer.jsp, or check Oracle E-Business Suite listener configuration in $INST_TOP/apps/../oacore.conf for exposed HTTP endpoints.
    Affected if The Hierarchy Diagrammers component is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS from the network.

You are affected if your Oracle E-Business Suite version is 12.1.1-12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.9 AND the Human Resources Hierarchy Diagrammers module is enabled and accessible.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 12.2.9
Interim mitigation

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) or specific patch for CVE-2020-2882 from Oracle Support, following Oracle's standard E-Business Suite patching procedures for the Hierarchy Diagrammers module.

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