Oracle Policy Automation up to 12.2.20 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle Policy Automation up to 12.2.20. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-11022. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Policy Automation up to 12.2.20 (Automation Software). It has been declared as critical. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In jQuery starting with 1.12.0 and before 3.5.0, passing HTML from untrusted sources - even after sanitizing it - to one of jQuery's DOM manipulation methods (i.e. .html(), .append(), and others) may execute untrusted code. This problem is patched in jQuery 3.5.0.

The weakness was released 10/20/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020. The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-11022. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209233 (Oracle WebCenter Portal (October 2024 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 databases at Exploit-DB (49766) and Tenable (209233). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Automation Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

Policy Automation

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 209233
Nessus Name: Oracle WebCenter Portal (October 2024 CPU)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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03/30/2020 🔍
10/20/2020 +204 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-11022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-11022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-163321
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2020 20:49
Updated: 04/14/2026 01:49
Changes: 10/21/2020 20:49 (38), 11/25/2020 01:07 (3), 11/25/2020 01:09 (19), 06/16/2024 23:28 (22), 10/19/2024 18:24 (2), 12/20/2024 08:22 (3), 05/04/2025 21:31 (3), 04/14/2026 01:49 (13)
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