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CVE-2020-2787: 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). Supported versions 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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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-2787 affects Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.4, an SDK used by other software to process content. If an application feeds HTTP-supplied data directly into this SDK, an unauthenticated remote attacker could read or change some accessible data and cause partial service disruption.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority inventory and patch-management issue for content-processing systems. Business urgency is highest where internet-facing services process files or documents using Oracle Outside In 8.5.4.

Technical view

Oracle describes an easily exploitable flaw in Outside In Filters within Outside In Technology 8.5.4. The CVSS 3.0 score is 7.3 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. Oracle notes the real protocol and score depend on the embedding application’s data flow.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in applications or products embedding Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.4, especially services that accept content over HTTP and pass it directly to Outside In processing.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The risk is still meaningful because Oracle rates it remotely reachable, unauthenticated, low complexity, and capable of confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Researcher notes

No CWE is provided in the source bundle. Oracle cautions that CVSS depends on the software using the SDK; the supplied 7.3 score assumes network data is passed directly to Outside In code. Downstream affected products are not enumerated here.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory applications and vendor products that bundle Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.4.
  • Check Oracle April 2020 CPU and product vendor guidance for fixed supported versions.
  • Patch or upgrade confirmed affected deployments according to vendor instructions.
  • Prioritize internet-facing HTTP content-processing services for remediation review.
  • Apply exposure reduction controls where affected services cannot be promptly updated.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.4 is present in your environment.
  • Map which applications pass network-received data into Outside In processing.
  • Review vendor advisories for each product embedding the SDK.
  • Verify remediation status through version evidence or vendor confirmation.
  • Document any compensating controls for systems awaiting vendor fixes.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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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-2020-2787Attack 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

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Oracle CorporationOutside In Technology8.5.4Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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