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Plain-English summary
CVE-2020-14774 is a denial-of-service flaw in Oracle E-Business Suite's CRM Technical Foundation Preferences component. An unauthenticated attacker who can reach the service over HTTP may cause the affected component to hang or repeatedly crash, interrupting CRM-related business functions.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority availability risk for affected Oracle E-Business Suite environments. It does not indicate data theft in the cited record, but unauthenticated disruption of CRM services can affect sales, support, and operational continuity.
Technical view
The CVE affects Oracle CRM Technical Foundation versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. CVSS 3.1 is 7.5 with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating unauthenticated network exploitation with high availability impact and no stated confidentiality or integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations running affected Oracle E-Business Suite CRM Technical Foundation versions with HTTP access to the Preferences component are potentially exposed. Internet-facing or broadly reachable EBS deployments carry higher operational risk.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The issue is described as easily exploitable over HTTP without authentication, but the bundle does not include endpoint details, proof-of-concept status, or observed attack telemetry.
Researcher notes
The public record identifies the affected product, versions, component, HTTP attack vector, and availability-only impact. It does not provide CWE mapping, specific vulnerable URLs, workaround details, exploit code, or evidence of active exploitation in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the applicable Oracle October 2020 Critical Patch Update guidance for affected E-Business Suite systems.
- Confirm CRM Technical Foundation versions are outside the affected ranges or patched.
- Restrict HTTP access to E-Business Suite from untrusted networks where operationally possible.
- Monitor Oracle advisories for any later replacement guidance or superseding patches.
- Prioritize backup operational procedures for CRM availability during remediation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances and CRM Technical Foundation component versions.
- Verify Oracle CPU patch status against the October 2020 advisory.
- Review network paths exposing E-Business Suite HTTP services to untrusted users.
- Check service logs for repeated hangs, crashes, or abnormal availability events.
- Document whether affected Preferences functionality is reachable from external networks.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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