CVE-2020-2613 in Enterprise Manager Base Platform
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Enterprise Manager Base Platform product of Oracle Enterprise Manager (component: Global EM Framework). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.0.5, 13.2.0.0 and 13.3.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Enterprise Manager Base Platform. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Enterprise Manager Base Platform accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Enterprise Manager Base Platform accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Enterprise Manager Base Platform. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 03/22/2024
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-2613 resides within Oracle Enterprise Manager's Base Platform product, specifically within the Global EM Framework component. This flaw affects multiple version lines including 12.1.0.5, 13.2.0.0, and 13.3.0.0, representing a significant attack surface for enterprise environments relying on Oracle's management infrastructure. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers with minimal technical expertise can leverage this weakness, making it particularly dangerous for organizations without proper network segmentation and access controls.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient authorization controls within the Global EM Framework, allowing high-privileged attackers who can establish network connections via HTTP to bypass normal access restrictions. This represents a critical flaw in the principle of least privilege implementation, where the system fails to properly validate user permissions before granting access to sensitive resources. The vulnerability's CVSS score of 6.0 reflects the balance between the attack vector's accessibility and the potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack complexity is rated as low, meaning that an attacker with network access and appropriate credentials can exploit this flaw effectively.
The operational impact of successful exploitation encompasses multiple security dimensions that can severely compromise enterprise operations. Attackers can gain unauthorized access to critical data within the Enterprise Manager platform, potentially exposing sensitive configuration information, system credentials, and operational details. The ability to perform unauthorized updates, inserts, or deletions indicates that attackers can modify system configurations or corrupt data, potentially leading to operational disruptions. Additionally, the partial denial of service capability means that attackers can degrade platform functionality, impacting the availability of management services that organizations depend upon for system monitoring and maintenance.
Organizations affected by this vulnerability should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation to limit direct access to Enterprise Manager components, deployment of web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP traffic, and implementation of strict access controls that enforce multi-factor authentication for administrative access. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-284, which addresses improper access control, and corresponds to ATT&CK technique T1078 for valid accounts and T1499 for endpoint denial of service. Regular patch management and security monitoring should be prioritized to prevent exploitation attempts, while network traffic analysis can help detect anomalous access patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts. The affected versions should be updated to supported releases immediately, as Oracle has likely provided patches to address this specific vulnerability in newer releases.