CVE-2020-14875 in Marketing
Summary
by MITRE • 10/21/2020
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 - 12.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Marketing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Marketing accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Marketing accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 11/23/2020
This vulnerability resides within Oracle E-Business Suite's Oracle Marketing component, specifically affecting versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 through 12.2.10. The flaw represents a critical security weakness that enables unauthenticated attackers to exploit network-based HTTP access points to compromise the marketing system. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that minimal technical expertise or resources are required to leverage this weakness, making it particularly dangerous in production environments where such systems often contain sensitive customer data and business-critical information.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability stems from insufficient authentication mechanisms within the Oracle Marketing administrative interface. Attackers can exploit this weakness through standard HTTP network connections without requiring valid credentials or prior access to the system. This creates a direct pathway for unauthorized individuals to manipulate the marketing database through unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification operations. The vulnerability's impact extends beyond simple data manipulation to encompass complete access to all Oracle Marketing accessible data, potentially exposing sensitive customer information, marketing campaigns, and business intelligence that organizations rely upon for competitive advantage.
The operational consequences of successful exploitation are severe and multifaceted, encompassing both data integrity and confidentiality breaches. Attackers can achieve unauthorized access to critical data while simultaneously performing destructive operations that could compromise the entire marketing database. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 reflects the high severity of this vulnerability, particularly given the high impact on both confidentiality and integrity. The attack vector AV:N indicates network-based exploitation, while the low access complexity AC:L suggests that the vulnerability can be exploited without specialized tools or extensive preparation. The lack of required privileges PR:N and absence of user interaction UI:N further amplify the threat, as this vulnerability can be exploited automatically without any user involvement or authentication requirements.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation to restrict access to Oracle Marketing components, deployment of web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP traffic, and mandatory authentication controls for all administrative interfaces. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-287, which addresses improper authentication issues, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1190 for exploitation of remote services. Regular security assessments and vulnerability scanning should be implemented to identify similar weaknesses in other Oracle E-Business Suite components, while patch management processes must be prioritized to ensure timely deployment of Oracle's security patches. Additionally, network monitoring should be enhanced to detect anomalous access patterns that might indicate exploitation attempts, and access controls should be reviewed to ensure that only authorized personnel can access critical marketing data systems.