# CVE-2020-14805: Missing authorization in E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search

> Unauthenticated attackers can read, create, delete, or modify critical data in Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search via HTTP.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **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-c45x-r3w2-p779

## What is CVE-2020-14805?

CVE-2020-14805 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search, 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 E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Search Integration Engine). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 - 12.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14805?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14805?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14805 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-14805 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14805 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search

- [CVE-2026-61218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61218/): Missing authorization in Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-61060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61060/): Missing authorization in Oracle E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2016-3549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3549/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14805 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14805 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search, 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-2020-14805 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation E-Business Suite Secure Enterprise Search. 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-2020-14805/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14805/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14805
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14805
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14805

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