CVE-2020-2514 Business logic in Application Express

Medium 4.6 Published 15 Apr 2020 Updated 30 Sep 2024

Low-privileged attackers can modify data and cause partial denial of service in Oracle Application Express via HTTPS, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-2514?

CVE-2020-2514 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Application Express, published on 15 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Application Express component of Oracle Database Server. The supported version that is affected is Prior to 19.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having End User Role privilege with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Application Express. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Application Express accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Application Express. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.6 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2514?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Application Express.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2514?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-2514 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2514 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wrp6-f6w5-8wjj.