CVE-2020-14590 : What You Need to Know

A vulnerability in the Oracle Applications Framework product of Oracle E-Business Suite allows unauthorized access to sensitive data.

Understanding CVE-2020-14590

This CVE involves a security flaw in the Oracle Applications Framework product of Oracle E-Business Suite, potentially leading to unauthorized data access.

What is CVE-2020-14590?

The vulnerability in Oracle Applications Framework allows a high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the framework, resulting in unauthorized data access.

The Impact of CVE-2020-14590

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 2.7 (Low severity)
Confidentiality Impact: Low
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized read access to Oracle Applications Framework data.

Technical Details of CVE-2020-14590

This section provides technical details of the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability in Oracle Applications Framework allows a high privileged attacker to compromise the framework via HTTP, potentially leading to unauthorized data access.

Affected Systems and Versions

Product: Applications Framework
Vendor: Oracle Corporation
Affected Versions: 12.1.3, 12.2.3-12.2.9

Exploitation Mechanism

The vulnerability is easily exploitable by a high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP.

Mitigation and Prevention

Protect your systems from CVE-2020-14590 with these steps:

Immediate Steps to Take

Apply security patches provided by Oracle promptly.
Monitor network traffic for any suspicious activity.
Restrict network access to vulnerable systems.

Long-Term Security Practices

Regularly update and patch all software and applications.
Implement network segmentation to limit the impact of potential breaches.

Patching and Updates

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