# CVE-2024-20903: Missing authorization in Database - Enterprise Edition

> Low-privileged attackers can modify or delete critical data in Oracle Database Java VM via network access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x38m-4jmg-x779

## What is CVE-2024-20903?

CVE-2024-20903 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 17 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server.  Supported versions that are affected are 19.3-19.21 and  21.3-21.12. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Session, Create Procedure privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Java VM.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java VM accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20903?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-20903?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20903 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-20903 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20903 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server

- [CVE-2015-4863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4863/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-1534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1534/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0071/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1979](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1979/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1985/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-20903 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-20903 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 17 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20903 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Database Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20903/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20903/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20903
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20903
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20903

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.