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CVE-2020-2784: Vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Outside I...

Vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Outside In Filters). The supported version that is affected is 8.5.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Outside In Technology. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Outside In Technology accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Outside In Technology accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Outside In Technology. Note: Outside In Technology is a suite of software development kits (SDKs). The protocol and CVSS score depend on the software that uses the Outside In Technology code. The CVSS score assumes that the software passes data received over a network directly to Outside In Technology code, but if data is not received over a network the CVSS score may be lower. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

HighCVSS 7.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-2784 affects Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.4, a document-filtering SDK used inside other software. If an exposed application sends HTTP-supplied data directly into Outside In filters, an unauthenticated attacker could read or change some accessible data and cause partial service disruption.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority patch and exposure review for systems that ingest documents or other untrusted content over HTTP. Urgency is highest for internet-facing services using Outside In 8.5.4, but downstream product impact requires product-specific confirmation.

Technical view

Oracle describes an easily exploitable Outside In Filters flaw in Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.4. CVSS 3.0 is 7.3 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. Impact is limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Actual protocol and score depend on the embedding application.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.4 is embedded in applications that process untrusted HTTP content, such as document conversion, preview, indexing, or filtering workflows. The sources do not enumerate downstream products using the SDK.

Exploitation context

The source bundle shows no CISA KEV listing and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. Oracle states the vulnerability is easily exploitable by an unauthenticated network attacker via HTTP when the embedding software passes network data directly to Outside In code.

Researcher notes

Key uncertainty is where the SDK is embedded. Oracle notes that protocol and severity depend on the consuming software, so validation should focus on data flow into Outside In filters and whether the vulnerable 8.5.4 code is reachable from untrusted network input.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle April 2020 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2020-2784.
  • Identify direct or embedded use of Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.4.
  • Apply Oracle or downstream vendor updates where applicable.
  • Reduce HTTP exposure for services that process untrusted content through Outside In.
  • Check vendor guidance if no fixed version is documented for an embedded product.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory applications and dependencies for Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.4.
  • Confirm whether untrusted HTTP data reaches Outside In filters.
  • Verify installed versions against Oracle and downstream vendor advisories.
  • Review logs for unusual errors or partial denial-of-service symptoms.
  • Document cases where protocol exposure differs from Oracle's CVSS assumption.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.3 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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
7.3CVSS 3.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L3.93.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

7.3High
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-2784Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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 CorporationOutside In Technology8.5.4Listed
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