VDB-158417 · CVE-2019-16943 · Nessus 236644

Oracle Retail Sales Audit 14.1 Transaction Maintenance input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Retail Sales Audit 14.1. It has been rated as very critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Transaction Maintenance. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-16943. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Retail Sales Audit 14.1. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Transaction Maintenance. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 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-2019-16943. 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 05/19/2025).

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236644 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0020: pki-core:10.6 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0020)), 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 (236644). The entries VDB-142786, VDB-148899, VDB-148897 and VDB-153300 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Oracle

Name

Retail Sales Audit

Version

14.1

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: Input validation
CWE: 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: 236644
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0020: pki-core:10.6 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0020)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/29/2019 🔍
07/15/2020 +290 days 🔍
07/15/2020 +0 days 🔍
07/16/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/19/2025 +1768 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-16943 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-16943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158417
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2020 09:27
Updated: 05/19/2025 05:40
Changes: 07/16/2020 09:27 (67), 11/02/2020 08:35 (3), 05/19/2025 05:40 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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