CVE-2020-2939 : Exploit Details and Defense Strategies
Learn about CVE-2020-2939, a vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Asset Liability Management allowing unauthorized access to critical data. Find out the impacted versions and mitigation steps.
A vulnerability in the Oracle Financial Services Asset Liability Management product of Oracle Financial Services Applications has been identified, potentially allowing unauthorized access to critical data.
Understanding CVE-2020-2939
This CVE involves a vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Asset Liability Management, impacting versions 8.0.6 and 8.0.7.
What is CVE-2020-2939?
The vulnerability allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Financial Services Asset Liability Management, leading to unauthorized data access and modification.
The Impact of CVE-2020-2939
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, as well as unauthorized read access to certain data within the system.
Technical Details of CVE-2020-2939
This section provides more technical insights into the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Description
The vulnerability in Oracle Financial Services Asset Liability Management allows attackers to compromise the system via HTTP, potentially accessing critical data.
Affected Systems and Versions
- Product: Financial Services Asset Liability Management
- Vendor: Oracle Corporation
- Affected Versions: 8.0.6, 8.0.7
Exploitation Mechanism
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Attack Vector: Network
- Privileges Required: Low
- User Interaction: None
- 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-2020-2939 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.
Long-Term Security Practices
- Regularly update and patch software to address vulnerabilities.
- Implement network segmentation to limit access to critical systems.
Patching and Updates
Ensure that all systems running Oracle Financial Services Asset Liability Management are updated with the latest security patches to mitigate the risk of exploitation.