CVE-2024-20992: webcenter portal Access Control Flaw

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).

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-284 CWE-284

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
oracle	webcenter_portal	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-20992? +

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). It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-20992? +

CVE-2024-20992 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.4 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-20992? +

CVE-2024-20992 affects products from oracle, specifically: webcenter_portal. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-20992? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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