CVE-2024-20943

5.4 · MEDIUM

Published Feb 17, 2024 oracle CWE-285 EPSS 0.27% (19th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-20943 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle knowledge_management. It was published on February 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Knowledge Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged 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 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).

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update knowledge_management to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
oracle	knowledge_management	12.2.3	Affected

References

Ref www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html Ref www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-20943?

CVE-2024-20943 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle knowledge_management. It was published on February 17, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-20943?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-20943?

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