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CVE-2020-2795: Vulnerability in the Oracle Knowledge product of Oracle Knowledge (component: Information Manager Console).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Knowledge product of Oracle Knowledge (component: Information Manager Console). Supported versions that are affected are 8.6.0-8.6.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Knowledge executes to compromise Oracle Knowledge. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Knowledge. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

MediumCVSS 6.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-2795 affects Oracle Knowledge 8.6.0 through 8.6.2. It is not an internet-drive-by issue: exploitation requires a highly privileged attacker already able to log on where Oracle Knowledge runs, plus interaction from another person. If successful, it can lead to full Oracle Knowledge takeover.

Executive priority

Treat as a focused remediation item for any Oracle Knowledge deployment. It is not marked as actively exploited, but successful exploitation can cause full application takeover, so affected systems should be verified and remediated through Oracle guidance.

Technical view

The issue is in Oracle Knowledge, Information Manager Console. The CVSS 3.0 vector is local access, high attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The public sources do not identify a CWE, exploit method, or exact remediation version.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Oracle Knowledge versions 8.6.0, 8.6.1, or 8.6.2, especially where privileged users can log on to the infrastructure hosting Oracle Knowledge.

Exploitation context

The source data does not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires existing high privilege, local/infrastructure logon access, high complexity, and another user’s interaction, reducing broad opportunistic risk but increasing insider or post-compromise concern.

Researcher notes

Public evidence is sparse: no CWE, exploit details, or named fixed version are provided in the bundle. The CVSS vector is the most useful guide for validation: local access, high privileges, high complexity, and required user interaction.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle’s April 2020 Critical Patch Update guidance for this CVE.
  • Confirm current Oracle support guidance before selecting a patch or upgrade path.
  • Restrict privileged logon access to systems hosting Oracle Knowledge.
  • Limit access to the Information Manager Console to required administrators.
  • Monitor privileged sessions and administrative actions on Oracle Knowledge infrastructure.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle Knowledge deployments and record exact versions.
  • Identify whether versions 8.6.0 through 8.6.2 are present.
  • Confirm whether the Information Manager Console is deployed or reachable.
  • Check patch records against Oracle’s April 2020 CPU guidance.
  • Review privileged accounts with logon rights on hosting infrastructure.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.3 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

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
6.3CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H0.35.9Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

6.3Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-2795Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

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 CorporationKnowledge8.6.0-8.6.2Listed
Weakness

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