CVE-2020-14555 in Marketing
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Marketing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Marketing Administration). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.9. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Marketing. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Marketing, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Marketing accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/31/2020
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-14555 represents a significant security flaw within Oracle Marketing component of the Oracle E-Business Suite ecosystem. This weakness specifically affects versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 through 12.2.9, creating a substantial attack surface for malicious actors targeting enterprise marketing systems. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and demonstrates characteristics that align with CWE-284, which addresses improper access control mechanisms, making it particularly dangerous for organizations relying on these legacy systems.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient authentication and authorization controls within the Oracle Marketing administration interface. An unauthenticated attacker capable of establishing network connectivity via HTTP can exploit this weakness to gain unauthorized access to critical marketing data. The CVSS 3.1 scoring system assigns this vulnerability a base score of 4.7, reflecting its integrity impact severity while maintaining a low complexity requirement for exploitation. The attack vector AV:N indicates network-based access, while the low attack complexity AC:L suggests that exploitation requires minimal technical skill, making this vulnerability particularly attractive to threat actors seeking automated or semi-automated attacks.
The operational impact of CVE-2020-14555 extends beyond the immediate Oracle Marketing component, creating cascading effects that can compromise additional products within the Oracle E-Business Suite environment. This interconnected nature of the vulnerability demonstrates how a single weakness in one component can serve as a foothold for broader system compromise, aligning with ATT&CK technique T1078 for valid accounts and T1566 for spearphishing with a human interaction requirement. Successful exploitation enables attackers to perform unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations against Oracle Marketing accessible data, potentially leading to data corruption, manipulation, or unauthorized modifications that could significantly impact marketing campaigns, customer data integrity, and business operations.
Organizations affected by this vulnerability should prioritize immediate remediation through Oracle's security patches and updates, as the vulnerability's easily exploitable nature makes it a high-priority target for cybercriminals. Network segmentation and access controls should be implemented to limit exposure, while monitoring systems should be enhanced to detect anomalous access patterns in marketing administration interfaces. The requirement for human interaction, while reducing automated exploitation risk, does not eliminate the threat entirely, as social engineering campaigns could still leverage this vulnerability through targeted attacks on specific personnel. Security teams should also consider implementing web application firewalls and additional authentication layers to protect against potential exploitation attempts.