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CVE-2020-2879: Vulnerability in the Oracle Scripting product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Miscellaneous).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Scripting product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Miscellaneous). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.9. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Scripting. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Scripting, 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 Scripting accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Scripting 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).

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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-2879 affects Oracle Scripting in Oracle E-Business Suite. An unauthenticated network attacker can trigger the issue over HTTP, but a separate user must interact. A successful attack can expose critical data and allow limited data modification in Oracle Scripting, with possible impact beyond that component.

Executive priority

Treat as high priority for any supported Oracle E-Business Suite environment using Oracle Scripting. The business risk is sensitive data exposure and unauthorized data changes, not service outage.

Technical view

Oracle rates this as CVSS 8.2: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, no availability impact. Affected versions are Oracle Scripting 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.9.

Likely exposure

Organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Scripting versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.9 are potentially exposed, especially where HTTP access is reachable by untrusted users or broad internal populations.

Exploitation context

The supplied sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. Exploitation is described as easy over HTTP but requiring human interaction from someone other than the attacker.

Researcher notes

No CWE is supplied in the source bundle. The changed scope and Oracle note about impact to additional products suggest cross-component consequences, but the bundle does not provide root cause details or exploit mechanics.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle Critical Patch Update guidance for April 2020 and later updates.
  • Patch affected Oracle E-Business Suite Oracle Scripting deployments according to Oracle guidance.
  • Limit HTTP access to Oracle E-Business Suite to trusted networks where feasible.
  • Prioritize systems with external or broad internal reachability.
  • Monitor Oracle Scripting data access and modification activity for anomalies.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances and Oracle Scripting versions.
  • Confirm whether versions fall within 12.1.1-12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.9.
  • Verify applicable Oracle CPU fixes are installed.
  • Check whether Oracle Scripting is reachable over HTTP from untrusted networks.
  • Review logs for unusual Oracle Scripting access or 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-2020-2879Attack 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 CorporationScripting12.1.1-12.1.3, 12.2.3-12.2.9Listed
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