CVE-2024-20992 Missing authorization in WebCenter Portal
Low-privileged attackers can read and modify portal data via HTTP if users interact with malicious content, requiring a patch.
- 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-2024-20992?
CVE-2024-20992 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Webcenter Portal, published on 16 Apr 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 WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Content integration). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.1.4.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Portal, 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 WebCenter Portal accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Portal accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20992?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Webcenter Portal.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20992?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20992 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-2024-20992 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20992 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Webcenter Portal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-656c-x8x7-w3c6.