CVE-2024-20938 Missing authorization in iStore

Medium 6.1 Published 16 Jan 2024 Updated 3 Jun 2025

Unauthenticated attackers can modify or read Oracle iStore data via HTTP, requiring user interaction, impacting confidentiality and integrity.

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-2024-20938?

CVE-2024-20938 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation iStore, published on 16 Jan 2024. 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 iStore product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: ECC). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle iStore. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle iStore, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle iStore accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle iStore accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20938?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Istore.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20938?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-20938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mw5r-4xcp-384g.