Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Health Sciences Information Manager



Published: 2021-01-20
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2020-9488
CVE-2020-10683
CWE-ID CWE-295
CWE-749
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU27487

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9488

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the Apache Log4j SMTP appender does not validate SSL certificates. A remote attacker can perform a MitM attack, intercept and decrypt network traffic.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Health Sciences Information Manager: 3.0.1.0

External links

http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html?3292


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Exposed dangerous method or function

EUVDB-ID: #VU28238

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10683

CWE-ID: CWE-749 - Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to abuse implemented functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to dom4j allows by default external DTDs and External Entities. A remote attacker can abuse this functionality and perform XXE attack against application that uses dom4j default configuration.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Health Sciences Information Manager: 3.0.1.0

External links

http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html?3292


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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