CVE-2024-20948 Missing authorization in Knowledge Management
Unauthenticated attackers can modify or read Oracle Knowledge Management data via HTTP, requiring user interaction to exploit.
- 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-2024-20948?
CVE-2024-20948 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Knowledge Management, 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 Knowledge Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Setup, Admin). 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 Knowledge Management. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Knowledge Management, 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 Knowledge Management accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Knowledge Management 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-2024-20948?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Knowledge Management.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20948?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20948 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-2024-20948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20948 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Knowledge Management
- CVE-2021-2198 Information disclosure in Knowledge Management
- CVE-2020-2841 Information disclosure in Knowledge Management
- CVE-2019-2660 Cross-site scripting in Knowledge Management
- CVE-2017-10410 Cross-site scripting in Knowledge Management
- CVE-2017-10411 Cross-site scripting in Knowledge Management
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5rwv-g8gv-qc9g.