Oracle Policy Automation up to 12.2.20 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Policy Automation up to 12.2.20. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9488. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle Policy Automation up to 12.2.20 (Automation Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1

The weakness was shared 10/20/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-9488. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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03/01/2020 🔍
10/20/2020 +232 days 🔍
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05/30/2026 +2047 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-9488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-163324

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2020 20:49
Updated: 05/30/2026 11:53
Changes: 10/21/2020 20:49 (39), 11/25/2020 06:22 (3), 11/25/2020 06:25 (16), 05/30/2026 11:53 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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