VDB-168180 · CVE-2020-11979 · EUVD-2021-0549

Oracle Primavera Gateway up to 16.2.11/17.12.9 Admin injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Oracle Primavera Gateway up to 16.2.11/17.12.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Admin. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-11979. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Primavera Gateway up to 16.2.11/17.12.9. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Admin. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was published 01/20/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2021. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-11979. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1055.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 252907 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-11979), 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 Tenable (252907), EUVD (EUVD-2021-0549) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-0794). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Dell PowerEdge
Dell ECS

Productinfo

Vendor

Oracle

Name

Primavera Gateway

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 252907
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-11979

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/21/2020 🔍
01/20/2021 +274 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2021
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-11979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-11979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-168180
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-0794 - Dell ECS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/20/2021 19:46
Updated: 01/26/2026 03:27
Changes: 01/20/2021 19:46 (38), 02/15/2021 22:53 (5), 02/15/2021 22:56 (18), 08/20/2025 22:45 (17), 09/27/2025 11:47 (1), 01/26/2026 03:27 (7)
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