CVE-2020-14862 Auth bypass in Universal Work Queue

High 8.8 Published 21 Oct 2020 Updated 26 Sep 2024

A low-privileged attacker can compromise Oracle Universal Work Queue via HTTP, leading to full system takeover.

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-2020-14862?

CVE-2020-14862 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Universal Work Queue, 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 Universal Work Queue product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3 - 12.2.9. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Universal Work Queue. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Universal Work Queue. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14862?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Universal Work Queue.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2020-14862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3wfg-8w2f-r7qj.