Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Web Access xml external entity reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management up to 16.2.20.1/17.12.17.1/18.8.19/19.12.6. It has been rated as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Access. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-10683. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management up to 16.2.20.1/17.12.17.1/18.8.19/19.12.6 (Project Management Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web Access. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 07/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-10683. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/22/2026).

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 294867 (Oracle Siebel Server <= 25.11 (January 2026 CPU)), 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 (294867). Similar entries are available at VDB-154683, VDB-158073, VDB-158074 and VDB-158075. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

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Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 294867
Nessus Name: Oracle Siebel Server <= 25.11 (January 2026 CPU)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-10683 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-10683
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158165
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2020 09:22
Updated: 01/22/2026 03:57
Changes: 07/16/2020 09:22 (68), 10/31/2020 13:04 (3), 01/22/2026 03:57 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:3D8:103

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