Auth bypass in Oracle Bi Publisher
CVE-2024-20979
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).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Bi Publisher — versions 6.4.0.0.0, 7.0.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0
- Oracle Corporation Bi Publisher (Formerly XML Publisher) — versions 6.4.0.0.0, 7.0.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20979?
- CVE-2024-20979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Bi Publisher, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-01-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20979?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.