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CVE-2020-2777: Vulnerability in the Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security).

Vulnerability in the Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). 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 Financial 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 Financial Management accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.2 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/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 issue affects Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.4. A highly privileged attacker with HTTP network access could, with another user’s interaction, change critical financial management data. The main business risk is unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of important HFM data, not data theft or system outage.

Executive priority

Treat as a medium-priority integrity risk for financial data systems. Prioritize remediation if HFM supports reporting, close, consolidation, or compliance workflows where unauthorized data changes could affect decisions.

Technical view

CVE-2020-2777 is in the Security component of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.4. CVSS 3.0 is 4.2: AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. Exploitation requires high privileges, network access over HTTP, high attack complexity, and user interaction. Successful exploitation can provide unauthorized modification access to critical or all HFM-accessible data.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to environments running Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.4, particularly where HTTP access is reachable by privileged users or administrative workflows.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Oracle describes the vulnerability as difficult to exploit and requiring high privileges plus interaction from another user.

Researcher notes

No CWE is listed in the bundle, and no exploit details are provided. Assessment should focus on version presence, HTTP reachability, privileged-account exposure, user-interaction paths, and integrity monitoring rather than exploit reproduction.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle April 2020 CPU guidance for CVE-2020-2777 remediation details.
  • Apply Oracle-supported updates or patches identified for Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.2.4.
  • Restrict HTTP access to HFM to trusted administrative networks and users.
  • Review privileged HFM accounts and remove unnecessary high-level access.
  • Monitor HFM for unexpected creation, deletion, or modification of critical data.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle Hyperion Financial Management deployments and confirm any 11.1.2.4 instances.
  • Check whether HFM HTTP access is exposed beyond trusted users or networks.
  • Confirm Oracle April 2020 CPU remediation status for affected HFM systems.
  • Review logs for unusual privileged data modification activity.
  • Verify privileged account membership aligns with business need.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.2 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/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

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.2CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/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 3.0 score

4.2Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-2777Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/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

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Oracle CorporationHyperion Financial Management11.1.2.4Listed
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