CVE-2020-14535 in Commerce Service Center
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Service Center product of Oracle Commerce (component: Commerce Service Center). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1, 11.2 and prior to 11.3.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Service Center. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Commerce Service Center accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerce Service Center accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/30/2020
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-14535 represents a critical security flaw within Oracle Commerce Service Center affecting versions 11.1, 11.2, and prior releases before 11.3.1. This weakness resides in the Commerce Service Center component of Oracle Commerce platform, which serves as a comprehensive e-commerce solution for managing customer interactions, order processing, and service operations. The vulnerability manifests as a significant authorization bypass issue that undermines the fundamental security controls designed to protect sensitive commerce data and operational functions.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation and authentication mechanisms within the HTTP request handling processes of the Commerce Service Center. Attackers can exploit this flaw without requiring any prior authentication credentials or privileged access, making it particularly dangerous as it can be leveraged from any network location. The vulnerability's classification as difficult to exploit indicates that while the attack vector requires some network connectivity and specific conditions, the actual exploitation process remains relatively straightforward for determined threat actors. The CVSS 3.1 scoring of 7.4 reflects the high severity impact on both confidentiality and integrity aspects of the affected system.
The operational impact of successful exploitation encompasses complete unauthorized access to all data and functions within the Oracle Commerce Service Center environment. Attackers can create, delete, or modify critical business data including customer information, order records, product catalogs, and financial transactions without detection. This unauthorized access capability extends to potentially compromising the entire data repository accessible through the commerce service center, which could include sensitive customer information, business intelligence, and operational records. The vulnerability essentially provides a backdoor that allows threat actors to manipulate the core commerce operations and data integrity of affected organizations.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including applying the official Oracle patches released for versions 11.3.1 and later, implementing network segmentation to restrict access to Commerce Service Center components, and deploying web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP requests. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-287 which addresses improper authentication issues, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1190 for exploiting vulnerabilities in software applications. Additionally, organizations should conduct thorough security assessments of their commerce infrastructure, implement robust monitoring for unauthorized access attempts, and establish incident response procedures specifically tailored to protect against such service center compromises. The remediation process should also include comprehensive testing to ensure that the patch implementation does not disrupt existing commerce operations while maintaining the enhanced security posture required to protect against this and similar vulnerabilities.