CVE-2020-2524

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Knowledge product of Oracle Knowledge (component: InQuira Search). Supported versions that are affected are 8.6.0-8.6.3. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Knowledge. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Knowledge. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

5.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.62% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation Knowledge

References

Link	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2524?: CVE-2020-2524 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-2524?: To fix CVE-2020-2524, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-2524 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-2524 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-2524?: CVE-2020-2524 affects Oracle Corporation Knowledge.

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