CVE-2020-14693 : Security Advisory and Response

A vulnerability in the Oracle Insurance Accounting Analyzer product of Oracle Financial Services Applications allows unauthorized access to critical data.

Understanding CVE-2020-14693

This CVE involves a vulnerability in the Oracle Insurance Accounting Analyzer product, potentially leading to unauthorized data access.

What is CVE-2020-14693?

The vulnerability in Oracle Insurance Accounting Analyzer allows a low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the system, potentially resulting in unauthorized data access.

The Impact of CVE-2020-14693

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5 (Integrity impacts)
Successful attacks can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data.

Technical Details of CVE-2020-14693

This section provides technical details of the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability allows a low-privileged attacker to compromise Oracle Insurance Accounting Analyzer via network access, potentially leading to unauthorized data access.

Affected Systems and Versions

Product: Insurance Accounting Analyzer
Vendor: Oracle Corporation
Affected Versions: 8.0.6-8.0.9

Exploitation Mechanism

Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Integrity Impact: High

Mitigation and Prevention

Protect your systems from CVE-2020-14693 with these mitigation strategies.

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 software to prevent vulnerabilities.
Implement network segmentation to limit the impact of potential attacks.

Patching and Updates

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