CVE-2020-2964 in Financial Services Data Foundation
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Financial Services Data Foundation product of Oracle Financial Services Applications (component: User Interface). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.6 - 8.0.9. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Financial Services Data Foundation. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Financial Services Data Foundation accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Financial Services Data Foundation accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/21/2024
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-2964 resides within the Oracle Financial Services Data Foundation component known as the User Interface, affecting versions 8.0.6 through 8.0.9. This represents a significant security weakness in financial services software that handles sensitive data processing and management. The affected product is part of Oracle Financial Services Applications, which are widely deployed in banking and financial institutions for core data foundation operations. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers with minimal privileges and network access can leverage this flaw without requiring extensive technical expertise or specialized tools.
This vulnerability manifests as a privilege escalation issue within the user interface component, allowing attackers with low privileges to gain unauthorized access to critical system functions. The attack vector requires only network access via HTTP, making it particularly dangerous as it can be exploited remotely without physical access to the system. The CVSS score of 7.1 reflects the moderate to high severity of the issue, with specific impacts including confidentiality and integrity breaches. The attack complexity is rated as low, meaning that even non-technical threat actors could potentially exploit this vulnerability successfully.
The operational impact of CVE-2020-2964 extends beyond simple data theft, as successful exploitation enables attackers to create, delete, or modify critical data within the Oracle Financial Services Data Foundation environment. This capability represents a severe threat to data integrity and can potentially disrupt business operations by corrupting essential financial records and transaction data. Additionally, the vulnerability allows unauthorized read access to subsets of accessible data, which could expose sensitive financial information, customer data, or proprietary business intelligence that organizations rely on for their operations. The combination of these impacts creates a comprehensive threat that can compromise both the confidentiality and integrity of financial data systems.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including applying the relevant Oracle security patches and updates as released through Oracle's security advisory channels. Network segmentation and access controls should be enhanced to limit HTTP access to the affected components, while monitoring systems should be configured to detect unusual access patterns or unauthorized data modifications. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and can be mapped to ATT&CK techniques such as T1078 (Valid Accounts) and T1566 (Phishing) as attackers may use compromised accounts to exploit this weakness. Regular security assessments and penetration testing should be conducted to identify similar vulnerabilities in other components of the Oracle Financial Services Applications suite, particularly focusing on user interface components that handle sensitive data operations.