CVE-2020-2795 Privilege escalation in Knowledge

Medium 6.3 Published 15 Apr 2020 Updated 30 Sep 2024

A high-privileged attacker with local access can compromise Oracle Knowledge, leading to full system takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-2795?

CVE-2020-2795 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Knowledge, published on 15 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, 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 8.6.0-8.6.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Knowledge executes to compromise Oracle Knowledge. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Knowledge. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2795?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Knowledge.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-2795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rh53-4vm2-q4c8.