CVE ID | CVE-2020-2882 |
CVSS SCORE | 8.1, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
AFFECTED VENDORS |
Oracle |
AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
E-Business Suite |
VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Organization Hierarchy Viewer. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and reset the password for the SYSADMIN user. |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html |
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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CREDIT | John Simpson of Trend Micro Security Research |