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CVE-2020-2821: Vulnerability in the Oracle Trade Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Budget).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Trade Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Budget). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Trade Management. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Trade Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Trade Management accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Trade Management accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).

HighCVSS 8.2Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-2821 affects Oracle Trade Management within Oracle E-Business Suite. An unauthenticated attacker with HTTP network access could compromise sensitive business data if a separate user interaction occurs. The issue is high risk because successful exploitation can expose critical data and allow some unauthorized data changes.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority ERP data-risk issue. Prioritize affected E-Business Suite environments because the vulnerability can expose critical business data and enable some unauthorized changes without attacker authentication.

Technical view

Oracle describes an easily exploitable Oracle Trade Management Budget vulnerability in E-Business Suite versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.8. CVSS 3.0 is 8.2, with network attack vector, no privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, high confidentiality impact, and low integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Trade Management enabled on affected versions, especially where HTTP access is reachable beyond tightly controlled internal networks.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Oracle states exploitation is easy, unauthenticated, network-reachable via HTTP, and requires human interaction by someone other than the attacker.

Researcher notes

The public record does not include a CWE, exploit details, or standalone mitigation text beyond Oracle CPU references. Analysis should stay tied to Oracle Trade Management Budget, affected EBS versions, HTTP exposure, and the stated confidentiality and integrity impacts.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle's April 2020 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2020-2821.
  • Patch or upgrade affected Oracle Trade Management versions using Oracle-supported instructions.
  • Restrict HTTP access to Oracle E-Business Suite from untrusted networks where feasible.
  • Use compensating monitoring and access controls until vendor remediation is confirmed.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances using Oracle Trade Management Budget.
  • Confirm whether versions match 12.1.1-12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.8.
  • Verify applicable Oracle April 2020 CPU or later fixes are applied.
  • Review web access paths to affected E-Business Suite HTTP interfaces.
  • Check logs for unusual unauthenticated HTTP activity and unexpected Trade Management data changes.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
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

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
8.2CVSS 3.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N2.84.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

8.2High
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-2821Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Oracle CorporationTrade Management12.1.1-12.1.3, 12.2.3-12.2.8Listed
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