CVE-2020-2978

Public Exploit

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c and 19c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having DBA role account privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.1 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N).

4.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.21%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation Oracle Database

References

Link	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html	patch vendor advisory
https://databasesecurityninja.wordpress.com/2020/12/01/cve-2020-2978-rman-audit-table-point-in-time-recovery-not-logged/	third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172183/Oracle-RMAN-Missing-Auditing.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2978?: CVE-2020-2978 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-2978?: To fix CVE-2020-2978, 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-2020-2978 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-2978 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-2978?: CVE-2020-2978 affects Oracle Corporation Oracle Database.

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