CVE-2024-20997 Auth bypass in Hospitality Simphony

Critical 9.9 Published 16 Apr 2024 Updated 13 Mar 2025

Low-privileged attackers can take over Oracle Hospitality Simphony via HTTP, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-20997?

CVE-2024-20997 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Hospitality Simphony, published on 16 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Simphony product of Oracle Food and Beverage Applications (component: Simphony Enterprise Server). Supported versions that are affected are 19.1.0-19.5.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality Simphony. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Hospitality Simphony, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Hospitality Simphony. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20997?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Hospitality Simphony.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20997?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20997 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-20997 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20997 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g7m8-98h3-rj3p.