Vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite's Human Resources Component
CVE-2020-2956

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Oracle
Status
Human Resources
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 April 2020

Summary

A vulnerability affects the Oracle Human Resources component within the Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically its Hierarchy Diagrammers. It allows an attacker with low privileges and network access via HTTP to exploit the weakness. Successful exploitation can enable unauthorized actions such as creating, deleting, or modifying sensitive data, jeopardizing the integrity and confidentiality of all accessible information within Oracle Human Resources. Organizations using supported versions 12.1.1 to 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 to 12.2.9 are encouraged to assess their systems and apply relevant patches to safeguard against potential threats.

Affected Version(s)

Human Resources 12.1.1-12.1.3

Human Resources 12.2.3-12.2.9

References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
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https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-503/
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EPSS Score

9% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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