CVE-2020-2616 in Enterprise Manager Base Platform
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Enterprise Manager Base Platform product of Oracle Enterprise Manager (component: Enterprise Manager Repository). 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-2020-2616 resides within Oracle Enterprise Manager's Base Platform component, specifically affecting the Enterprise Manager Repository functionality. This weakness manifests in versions 12.1.0.5, 13.2.0.0, and 13.3.0.0, representing a significant security risk for organizations utilizing these enterprise management platforms. The vulnerability operates within the context of enterprise monitoring and management systems where privileged access is typically required for legitimate administrative operations, making this flaw particularly dangerous as it can be exploited by attackers with high privileges who can establish network connections through HTTP protocols.
The technical implementation flaw involves insufficient authorization controls within the repository component that allows authenticated users with elevated privileges to perform unauthorized operations against the underlying data stores. This represents a privilege escalation vulnerability where the attacker can leverage their existing high-privileged access to gain additional unauthorized capabilities including data manipulation, deletion, and modification operations. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that the attack vector requires minimal technical sophistication and can be executed through standard network-based HTTP connections, making it particularly attractive to threat actors seeking to compromise enterprise management infrastructure.
From an operational impact perspective, the vulnerability creates multiple attack surfaces that can result in severe consequences for enterprise environments. Successful exploitation can lead to complete unauthorized access to all data accessible through the Enterprise Manager Base Platform, including sensitive configuration information, monitoring data, and administrative credentials. The confidentiality impact is rated as high since attackers can access critical data that may contain proprietary information, system configurations, and operational details. The integrity impact is moderate to high as attackers can modify or delete data, potentially corrupting the enterprise management system's operational integrity. The availability impact is also significant as attackers can cause partial denial of service conditions that may disrupt monitoring and management operations. This vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and follows attack patterns documented in the MITRE ATT&CK framework under privilege escalation and credential access techniques.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigation strategies to address this vulnerability, including applying Oracle's security patches and updates as released through their official security advisories. Network segmentation and access controls should be strengthened to limit HTTP access to the Enterprise Manager platform, while monitoring should be enhanced to detect unusual administrative activities. The CVSS 3.0 score of 6.0 reflects the moderate severity of the vulnerability, but the combination of high confidentiality impact, low attack complexity, and high privileges required for exploitation creates a significant risk profile. Additionally, organizations should conduct comprehensive security assessments of their Enterprise Manager deployments to identify and remediate similar access control weaknesses that may exist in other components of the platform. Regular vulnerability scanning and penetration testing should be implemented to ensure ongoing protection against similar threats that may target the enterprise management infrastructure.