CVE-2020-2891 Explained : Impact and Mitigation

A vulnerability in the Oracle Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management product of Oracle Financial Services Applications allows unauthorized access and modification of critical data.

Understanding CVE-2020-2891

This CVE involves a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management version 8.0.6.

What is CVE-2020-2891?

The vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management allows a low-privileged attacker to compromise the system via HTTP, potentially leading to unauthorized data access and modification.

The Impact of CVE-2020-2891

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.1 (High severity with confidentiality and integrity impacts)
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized access to critical data and modification capabilities.

Technical Details of CVE-2020-2891

This section provides detailed technical insights into the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability allows attackers with network access to compromise Oracle Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management.

Affected Systems and Versions

Product: Financial Services Liquidity Risk Management
Vendor: Oracle Corporation
Affected Version: 8.0.6

Exploitation Mechanism

Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact: Low
Integrity Impact: High
Availability Impact: None

Mitigation and Prevention

Protect your systems from CVE-2020-2891 with these mitigation strategies.

Immediate Steps to Take

Apply vendor-supplied patches promptly.
Monitor network traffic for any suspicious activity.
Restrict network access to vulnerable systems.

Long-Term Security Practices

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

Patching and Updates

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