CVE-2020-2522 Cross-site request forgery in Knowledge

Medium 4.3 Published 15 Apr 2020 Updated 30 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can trick users into modifying Oracle Knowledge data via HTTP requests, requiring human interaction to succeed.

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

What is CVE-2020-2522?

CVE-2020-2522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Knowledge, published on 15 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Knowledge product of Oracle Knowledge (component: Information Manager Console). Supported versions that are affected are 8.6.0-8.6.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Knowledge. 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 Knowledge accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2522?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Knowledge.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2522?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2522 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-2522 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q8jw-84xc-4hch.