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CVE-2020-14772: Vulnerability in the Hyperion Lifecycle Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Shared Services).

Vulnerability in the Hyperion Lifecycle Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Shared Services). The supported version that is affected is 11.1.2.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Hyperion Lifecycle Management. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Hyperion Lifecycle Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

MediumCVSS 4.2Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This is an Oracle Hyperion Lifecycle Management issue affecting version 11.1.2.4. An attacker would need high privileges, network access over HTTP, and help from another user. The main business risk is unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical Hyperion data, not data theft or outage.

Executive priority

Treat this as a targeted integrity risk for Hyperion environments, not a broad internet-scale emergency. Prioritize remediation if Hyperion 11.1.2.4 supports finance, planning, or other critical business data workflows.

Technical view

CVE-2020-14772 affects Oracle Hyperion Lifecycle Management Shared Services 11.1.2.4. CVSS 3.1 is 4.2 with AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. The vulnerability is difficult to exploit, requires high privileges and user interaction, and impacts integrity of accessible Hyperion Lifecycle Management data.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Oracle Hyperion Lifecycle Management 11.1.2.4, especially where Shared Services is reachable over HTTP by privileged users. The source bundle does not identify other affected versions or products.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation is constrained by high privilege requirements, high attack complexity, HTTP network access, and required interaction from a user other than the attacker.

Researcher notes

No CWE, root-cause detail, exploit proof, or explicit fixed version is present in the supplied bundle. Analysis should stay close to Oracle and CVE metadata unless additional vendor advisory details are obtained.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle October 2020 CPU guidance for CVE-2020-14772.
  • Apply the vendor-specified patch or mitigation for affected Hyperion deployments.
  • Restrict HTTP access to Hyperion Shared Services administration interfaces.
  • Limit and review high-privilege Hyperion accounts.
  • Monitor for unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of Hyperion data.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Hyperion Lifecycle Management deployments and confirm version 11.1.2.4 status.
  • Verify whether Shared Services is reachable over HTTP from user or admin networks.
  • Confirm Oracle CPU remediation has been applied where applicable.
  • Review privileged account activity for unexpected data changes.
  • Check logs for unusual administrative actions involving Lifecycle Management data.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.2 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.2CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N0.53.6Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

4.2Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2020-14772Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Oracle CorporationHyperion Lifecycle Management11.1.2.4Listed
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