CVE-2020-14753 in Hospitality Reporting and Analytics
Summary
by MITRE • 10/21/2020
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics product of Oracle Food and Beverage Applications (component: Installation). The supported version that is affected is 9.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics executes to compromise Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 11/23/2020
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-14753 resides within Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics, specifically within the Installation component of Oracle Food and Beverage Applications. This vulnerability represents a significant security concern for organizations operating hospitality and food service environments where centralized reporting and analytics systems are deployed. The affected version 9.1.0 demonstrates a critical weakness that can be exploited by attackers with relatively low privileges, making it particularly dangerous in environments where multiple users have access to the underlying infrastructure. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that the attack surface is broad and accessible to threat actors with basic system access rights.
The technical flaw manifests as a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers who have already established a foothold on the system to compromise the Oracle Hospitality Reporting and Analytics application. This represents a particularly concerning weakness because it enables attackers to gain unauthorized access to critical data within the reporting and analytics environment. The CVSS 3.1 score of 5.9 reflects the moderate to high severity impact, with the confidentiality impact rating of high indicating that successful exploitation could result in complete access to all data accessible through the reporting and analytics system. The attack vector requires local access to the infrastructure where the application executes, but the requirement for human interaction from someone other than the attacker suggests that social engineering or user compromise may be involved in the initial access phase.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond the immediate reporting and analytics environment, as successful attacks can significantly affect additional products within the Oracle Food and Beverage Applications ecosystem. This interconnectedness creates a cascading risk where compromising one component can potentially lead to broader system infiltration. Organizations utilizing this software suite face the risk of unauthorized data access that could include sensitive financial information, guest data, operational metrics, and business intelligence that forms the foundation of hospitality operations. The vulnerability's potential to cause complete access to all accessible data represents a severe threat to business continuity and regulatory compliance, particularly in environments subject to data protection regulations.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2020-14753 should focus on immediate patch management and access control improvements. Organizations should prioritize applying Oracle's security patches and updates as soon as they become available, as this vulnerability is specifically addressed through vendor-provided fixes. Network segmentation and principle of least privilege access controls should be implemented to limit local system access to only authorized personnel. The requirement for human interaction suggests that security awareness training should be enhanced to prevent social engineering attacks that might lead to system compromise. Additionally, monitoring and logging should be strengthened to detect unusual access patterns or unauthorized attempts to interact with the reporting and analytics environment. This vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and may map to ATT&CK techniques involving privilege escalation and credential access, making comprehensive security monitoring essential for early detection and response.