# CVE-2020-14734: Other in Text

> An unauthenticated attacker can compromise the Oracle Text component via network access, leading to full takeover of the service.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2wc9-q6m7-wqrq

## What is CVE-2020-14734?

CVE-2020-14734 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Text, published on 21 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Text component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c and 19c. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Text. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Text. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14734?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Text.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-14734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Text

- [CVE-2018-3299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3299/): Denial of service in Text (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-2328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2328/): Privilege escalation in Text (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2021-2045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2045/): Denial of service in Text (low 3.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14734 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14734 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Text, published on 21 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Text. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14734/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14734/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14734
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14734
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14734

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