CVE-2020-14766 Missing authorization in Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

High 7.1 Published 21 Oct 2020 Updated 26 Sep 2024

Low-privileged attackers can access critical data and modify some data in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition via HTTP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-14766?

CVE-2020-14766 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Business Intelligence, published on 21 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Analytics Web Administration). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.0.0.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14766?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14766?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14766 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-14766 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14766 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9mpm-38xx-34xh.