VDB-158111 · CVE-2020-9546 · Nessus 216682

Oracle Communications Evolved Communications Application Server Session Design Center/Universal Data Recorder deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Oracle Communications Evolved Communications Application Server 7.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Session Design Center/Universal Data Recorder. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-9546. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications Evolved Communications Application Server 7.1 (Cloud Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Session Design Center/Universal Data Recorder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 07/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9546. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/24/2025).

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216682 (RHEL 7 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.9 on RHEL 7 (RHSA-2025:1746)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216682). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-150782, VDB-158073, VDB-158074 and VDB-158075. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Cloud Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

Communications Evolved Communications Application Server

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 216682
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.9 on RHEL 7 (RHSA-2025:1746)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
07/15/2020 +135 days 🔍
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07/16/2020 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2025 +1684 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-9546 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158111
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2020 09:21
Updated: 02/24/2025 19:41
Changes: 07/16/2020 09:21 (68), 10/30/2020 23:28 (3), 02/24/2025 19:41 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:DD7:103