CVE-2024-20979 Missing authorization in BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher)
Low-privileged attackers can exploit missing authorization in Oracle BI Publisher to read and modify data via HTTP, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2024-20979?
CVE-2024-20979 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher), published on 16 Jan 2024. 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 BI Publisher product of Oracle Analytics (component: Web Server). Supported versions that are affected are 6.4.0.0.0, 7.0.0.0.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle BI Publisher. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle BI Publisher, 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 BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle BI Publisher 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).
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Bi Publisher.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20979 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-2024-20979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jj67-79h2-3725.