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CVE-2020-14780: Vulnerability in the BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: BI Publisher Security).

Vulnerability in the BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: BI Publisher Security). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.0.0.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise BI Publisher. 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 BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of BI Publisher accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).

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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

Oracle BI Publisher has a high-severity security flaw that can let an unauthenticated network attacker access critical reporting data, if a user interaction condition is met. The main business risk is data exposure, with some risk of unauthorized data changes inside BI Publisher.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority remediation item for any BI Publisher instance holding sensitive reports or reachable beyond trusted networks. The strongest documented impact is critical data exposure, not service outage.

Technical view

CVE-2020-14780 affects Oracle BI Publisher Security in versions 5.5.0.0.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, and 12.2.1.4.0. It is network-accessible over HTTP, low complexity, requires no privileges, requires user interaction, and has CVSS 3.1 score 7.1 with high confidentiality and low integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where affected Oracle BI Publisher versions are reachable over HTTP, especially reporting portals containing sensitive business, customer, employee, or operational data. The source bundle does not identify affected CPEs or deployment-specific prerequisites.

Exploitation context

The CVE data says exploitation is easy for an unauthenticated attacker with HTTP network access, but requires interaction by another person. The bundle marks KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation.

Researcher notes

Key constraints are AV:N, AC:L, PR:N, UI:R, S:U, C:H, I:L, A:N. Do not assume active exploitation from the provided evidence. No CWE, exploit chain, or precise patch artifact is included in the bundle.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle's October 2020 Critical Patch Update guidance for BI Publisher.
  • Apply Oracle-provided updates or mitigations for the affected BI Publisher version.
  • Confirm whether BI Publisher is externally reachable over HTTP.
  • Reduce BI Publisher network exposure where business operations allow.
  • Prioritize systems containing critical or regulated reporting data.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle BI Publisher deployments and record exact versions.
  • Check for versions 5.5.0.0.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, or 12.2.1.4.0.
  • Verify whether HTTP access is available from untrusted networks.
  • Confirm Oracle CPU remediation status with change or patch records.
  • Review access logs for unusual unauthenticated HTTP activity around BI Publisher.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.1 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/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
7.1CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N2.84.2Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

7.1High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2020-14780Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/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 CorporationBI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher)5.5.0.0.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0Listed
Weakness

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