CVE-2020-2976 Cross-site scripting in Application Express
Low-privileged attackers can exploit cross-site scripting in Oracle Application Express to read and modify accessible data via HTTP.
- 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-2020-2976?
CVE-2020-2976 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Application Express, published on 15 Jul 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. Supported versions that are affected are 5.1-19.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having SQL Workshop privilege with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Application Express. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Application Express, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Application Express accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Application Express accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2976?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Application Express.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2976?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2976 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2020-2976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Application Express
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqq2-f4ch-q2pw.