CVE-2020-2938 : Security Advisory and Response
Learn about CVE-2020-2938, a vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning product, allowing unauthorized access to critical data. Find mitigation steps here.
A vulnerability in the Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning product of Oracle Financial Services Applications allows unauthorized access to critical data.
Understanding CVE-2020-2938
This CVE involves a vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning, potentially leading to unauthorized data access.
What is CVE-2020-2938?
The vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning enables a low-privileged attacker to compromise the system via HTTP, potentially resulting in unauthorized data access.
The Impact of CVE-2020-2938
The vulnerability can allow attackers to create, delete, or modify critical data within the Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning system, as well as gain unauthorized read access to certain data subsets.
Technical Details of CVE-2020-2938
This section provides more technical insights into the CVE.
Vulnerability Description
The vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning allows attackers with network access to compromise the system, potentially leading to unauthorized data manipulation and access.
Affected Systems and Versions
- Product: Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning
- Vendor: Oracle Corporation
- Affected Versions: 8.0.6 - 8.0.8
Exploitation Mechanism
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Attack Vector: Network
- Privileges Required: Low
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.1 (High severity)
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Mitigation and Prevention
Protecting systems from CVE-2020-2938 is crucial to prevent unauthorized access and data compromise.
Immediate Steps to Take
- Apply security patches provided by Oracle promptly.
- Monitor network traffic for any suspicious activity.
- Restrict network access to the vulnerable system.
Long-Term Security Practices
- Regularly update and patch all software and applications.
- Conduct security audits and assessments periodically.
- Educate users on cybersecurity best practices.
Patching and Updates
Ensure that the affected Oracle Financial Services Loan Loss Forecasting and Provisioning versions (8.0.6 - 8.0.8) are updated with the latest patches to mitigate the vulnerability.