Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a high-severity Oracle E-Business Intelligence issue in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.1 through 12.1.3. An unauthenticated attacker reachable over HTTP could compromise sensitive business intelligence data if they can induce another person to interact. The main business risk is broad unauthorized data access, with some ability to alter data.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority legacy Oracle risk where affected systems process sensitive business data or are reachable over HTTP. The exposure is serious because authentication is not required, though user interaction is required and no active exploitation evidence is provided.
Technical view
CVE-2020-2809 affects Oracle E-Business Intelligence DBI Setups in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.1-12.1.3. CVSS 3.0 is 8.2: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is remotely reachable over HTTP, requires user interaction, and can impact confidentiality heavily with limited integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations are exposed if they run Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle E-Business Intelligence versions 12.1.1, 12.1.2, or 12.1.3, especially where HTTP access is available to users or untrusted networks.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Oracle describes the issue as easily exploitable by an unauthenticated network attacker over HTTP, but requiring human interaction by someone other than the attacker.
Researcher notes
No CWE is supplied in the bundle. The advisory attributes risk to DBI Setups and notes possible significant impact to additional products, but does not provide exploit mechanics. Validation should focus on version, component presence, patch status, and HTTP reachability.
Mitigation direction
- Review Oracle's April 2020 Critical Patch Update for the relevant E-Business Suite fixes.
- Prioritize upgrading or patching affected Oracle E-Business Intelligence 12.1.1-12.1.3 deployments.
- Restrict HTTP exposure to trusted networks while remediation is planned.
- Check current Oracle guidance if patch applicability or support status is unclear.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite deployments and identify E-Business Intelligence versions.
- Confirm whether DBI Setups on versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 are present.
- Review patch records against Oracle's April 2020 Critical Patch Update.
- Verify HTTP access paths to affected Oracle E-Business Intelligence components.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.2 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N2.84.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.2HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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